Recorded 1958–1998 Girls' name Peak 1985 446 births

Sherena — girls' name

446 babies named Sherena in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s321970s1011980s2261990s76
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Sherena was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

51 babies were named Sherena in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherena

The Social Security Administration has registered 446 babies named Sherena between 1958 and 1998, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 226 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sherena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherena in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherena 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 446 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.

Sherena at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

446

Since 1958

41 years of records

Peak year

1985

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1958

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1998

Sherena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1958

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1985)
51
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0204060 19981993198819831978197319681958 5

Sherena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
226 births that decade — 51% of Sherena's all-time total
1950s111960s321970s1011980s2261990s76

Sherena by state

Where Sherena concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Sherena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
19 4.3%
#2 Florida
10 2.2%
#3 North Carolina
10 2.2%
#4 New York
5 1.1%
#5 Texas
5 1.1%
South Carolina share of Sherena's total US births 4.3%
Even split

19 of 446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherena?
446 babies have been named Sherena since 1958. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1985 with 51 births.
When was Sherena most popular?
Sherena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 226 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Sherena most popular?
The top states for the name Sherena are South Carolina (19 births), Florida (10 births), North Carolina (10 births).
How long has the name Sherena been used?
Sherena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 41 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Sherena?
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, 1958–1998 (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.