Girls' name · since 1967
Sherece
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 260 babies named Sherece, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherece is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 260 have been recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherece has been recorded 260 times among girls since 1967, 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 1967 to 1998.
- #17,242 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 260 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherece ranks #17,242 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherece's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sherece's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherece's full recorded timeline at 1982, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherece popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1998
- Peak year (1971)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1998.
260 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 14 births in a single year.
Sherece by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (103 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Sherece's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sherece births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 103 births (40% of all-time use).
Sherece decade highlights
- Peak decade 103 births
- Runner-up 84 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Sherece by state
Where Sherece concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 3.8% |
10 of 260 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 3.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Sherece's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 1990s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shereces (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherece: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1967–1998 (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 Sherece 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.
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