Girls' name · since 1973
Sherah
Sherah has 193 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 193 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherah has been recorded 193 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1998.
- #20,209 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 193 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherah ranks #20,209 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherah's 193 recorded births place it above 72.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sherah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherah's full recorded timeline at 1984, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1998
- Peak year (1981)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Sherah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (119 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Sherah's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Sherah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 119 births (62% of all-time use).
Sherah by state
Where Sherah concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 193 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sherah's data
- Sherah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sherahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sherah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.