Girls' name · since 1943
Sheren
Sheren has 21 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #45,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1943
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sheren is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1943.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheren has been recorded 21 times among girls since 1943, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1985.
- #45,654 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1943
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheren ranks #45,654 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1943, peaking in the 1940s.
- #45,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1943
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sheren's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sheren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheren splits its recorded history at 1949: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1943 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sheren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1985
- Peak year (1943)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Sheren by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).
1940s was Sheren's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Sheren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
16 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Sheren's decade-level peak was the 1940s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~42 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, 1943–1985 (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 Sheren 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.