Recorded 1973–1998 Girls' name Peak 1981 193 births

Sherah — girls' name

193 babies named Sherah in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s1191990s28

The verdict

193 girls have been named Sherah since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

193
total births
1973–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Sherah was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

19 babies were named Sherah in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherah

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Sherah between 1973 and 1998, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sherah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 193 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sherah at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

193

Since 1973

26 years of records

Peak year

1981

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1973

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1998

Sherah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1973

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1981)
19
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 1998199119871984198119781973 9

Sherah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
119 births that decade — 62% of Sherah's all-time total
1970s461980s1191990s28

Sherah by state

Where Sherah concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sherah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Sherah's total US births 2.6%

5 of 193 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherah?
193 babies have been named Sherah since 1973. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1981 with 19 births.
When was Sherah most popular?
Sherah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Sherah most popular?
The top states for the name Sherah are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sherah been used?
Sherah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 26 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Sherah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.