Recorded 1957–1994 Girls' name Peak 1974 312 births

Sheresa — girls' name

312 babies named Sheresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s381970s1181980s1131990s38

The verdict

312 girls have been named Sheresa since 1957, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1994.

312
total births
1957–1994
years on record
1970s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Sheresa was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

18 babies were named Sheresa in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Sheresa between 1957 and 1994, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheresa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sheresa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheresa 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 312 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.

Sheresa at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

312

Since 1957

38 years of records

Peak year

1974

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1957

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1994

Sheresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1957

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1974)
18
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 199419891985198119771973196919641957 5

Sheresa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
118 births that decade — 38% of Sheresa's all-time total
1950s51960s381970s1181980s1131990s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheresa?
312 babies have been named Sheresa since 1957. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1974 with 18 births.
When was Sheresa most popular?
Sheresa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Sheresa been used?
Sheresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 38 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Sheresa?
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, 1957–1994 (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.