Girls' name · since 1972
Shereka
501 babies named Shereka in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 501
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
501 girls have been named Shereka since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shereka recorded 501 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1996.
- #11,854 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 501 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shereka ranks #11,854 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 501 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 501
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shereka's 501 recorded births place it above 83.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Shereka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shereka's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shereka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1996
- Peak year (1983)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shereka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (282 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Shereka's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Shereka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
145 births
- 1980s
1980s
282 births
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 282 births (56% of all-time use).
How Shereka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shereka's total volume
Shereka by state
Where Shereka concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 21 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 18 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 17 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.0% |
21 of 501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Shereka's data
- Shereka's decade-level peak was the 1980s (282 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Sherekas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shereka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1972–1996 (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 Shereka 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.