Recorded 1956–1993 Girls' name Peak 1982 231 births

Sherea — girls' name

231 babies named Sherea in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s141970s691980s1191990s23

The verdict

231 girls have been named Sherea since 1956, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

231
total births
1956–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Sherea was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

19 babies were named Sherea in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherea

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Sherea between 1956 and 1993, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sherea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherea 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 231 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.

Sherea at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

231

Since 1956

38 years of records

Peak year

1982

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1956

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1993

Sherea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1956

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1982)
19
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 19931989198519811976197219671956 6

Sherea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
119 births that decade — 52% of Sherea's all-time total
1950s61960s141970s691980s1191990s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherea?
231 babies have been named Sherea since 1956. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1982 with 19 births.
When was Sherea most popular?
Sherea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Sherea been used?
Sherea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 38 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Sherea?
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, 1956–1993 (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.