Recorded 1937–2019 Girls' name Peak 1984 1,587 births

Shereen — girls' name

1,587 babies named Shereen in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s461950s1361960s3131970s3161980s3421990s3002000s1072010s22
1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Shereen was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

47 babies were named Shereen in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shereen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,587 babies named Shereen between 1937 and 2019, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shereen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shereen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 342 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Shereen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 241 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Shereen in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shereen 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 1,587 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.

Shereen at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

1,587

Since 1937

83 years of records

Peak year

1984

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1937

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2019

Shereen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1937

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1984)
47
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
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Shereen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
342 births that decade — 22% of Shereen's all-time total
1930s51940s461950s1361960s3131970s3161980s3421990s3002000s1072010s22

Shereen by state

Where Shereen concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Shereen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
241 15.2%
#2 New York
121 7.6%
#3 Illinois
25 1.6%
#4 New Jersey
11 0.7%
#5 Florida
5 0.3%
#6 Michigan
5 0.3%
#7 Texas
5 0.3%
California share of Shereen's total US births 15.2%
Even split

241 of 1,587 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shereen?
1,587 babies have been named Shereen since 1937. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1984 with 47 births.
When was Shereen most popular?
Shereen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 342 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Shereen most popular?
The top states for the name Shereen are California (241 births), New York (121 births), Illinois (25 births).
How long has the name Shereen been used?
Shereen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 83 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Shereen?
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, 1937–2019 (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.