Girls' name · since 1945
Sherene
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 746 babies named Sherene, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 746
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sherene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 746 recorded since 1945.
Sherene has 746 recorded births among girls since 1945, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2007.
- #9,161 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 746 born since 1945
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherene ranks #9,161 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 746 born since 1945, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 746
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sherene's 746 recorded births place it above 87.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sherene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sherene's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sherene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2007
- Peak year (1972)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Sherene by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (197 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Sherene's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sherene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s
1960s
187 births
- 1970s
1970s
197 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s 68
1990s
68 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 197 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sherene 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 Sherene's total volume
Sherene by state
Where Sherene concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 39 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 35 | 4.7% |
39 of 746 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sherene's data
- Sherene's decade-level peak was the 1970s (197 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sherenes (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1945–2007 (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 Sherene 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.