Girls' name · since 1980

Shereca

10 babies named Shereca in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#56,557 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1980
1980s
peak decade

Shereca sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1980.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shereca has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1980, 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 1980 to 1987.

  • #56,557 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1980
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shereca ranks #56,557 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.

#56,557 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1980
1980s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Shereca's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shereca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Shereca splits its recorded history at 1987: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births).

Shereca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1980)
5
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
5 19801987 5

Shereca by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Shereca's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Shereca births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shereca?
10 babies have been named Shereca since 1980. All-time, it sits at #56,557 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1980 with 5 births.
Where does Shereca sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shereca ranks #56,557 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shereca most popular?
Shereca was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Shereca been used?
The SSA has tracked Shereca since 1980 -- 8 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Shereca?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shereca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1980–1987 (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 Shereca 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.