Recorded 1980–1984 Girls' name Peak 1981 16 births

Shereeta — girls' name

16 babies named Shereeta in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s16

The verdict

16 girls have been named Shereeta since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1984.

16
total births
1980–1984
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Shereeta was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shereeta in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shereeta

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Shereeta between 1980 and 1984, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shereeta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shereeta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shereeta 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 16 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.

Shereeta at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

16

Since 1980

5 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1980

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1984

Shereeta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1980

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 198419811980 5

Shereeta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 100% of Shereeta's all-time total
1980s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shereeta?
16 babies have been named Shereeta since 1980. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
When was Shereeta most popular?
Shereeta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Shereeta been used?
Shereeta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 5 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Shereeta?
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, 1980–1984 (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.