Recorded 1971–1981 Girls' name Peak 1971 28 births

Sherease — girls' name

28 babies named Sherease in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s5

The verdict

28 girls have been named Sherease since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1981.

28
total births
1971–1981
years on record
1970s
peak decade
82%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Sherease was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sherease in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherease

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Sherease between 1971 and 1981, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherease currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherease performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sherease shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherease 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 28 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.

Sherease at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

28

Since 1971

11 years of records

Peak year

1971

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1971

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1981

Sherease popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1971

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 19811979197419731971 6

Sherease by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
23 births that decade — 82% of Sherease's all-time total
1970s231980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherease?
28 babies have been named Sherease since 1971. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
When was Sherease most popular?
Sherease was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Sherease been used?
Sherease has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 11 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Sherease?
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.

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, 1971–1981 (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.