Girls' name · since 1956
Sherea
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 231 babies named Sherea, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 231
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 231 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherea has been recorded 231 times among girls since 1956, 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 1956 to 1993.
- #18,380 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 231 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherea ranks #18,380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 231
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherea's 231 recorded births place it above 74.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherea splits its recorded history at 1981: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1993
- Peak year (1982)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Sherea by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (119 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Sherea's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Sherea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 119 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Sherea's decade-level peak was the 1980s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~37 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, 1956–1993 (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 Sherea 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.