Recorded 1958–2004 Girls' name Peak 1980 940 births

Sherese — girls' name

940 babies named Sherese in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s1401970s3171980s3131990s1332000s26
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Sherese was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

51 babies were named Sherese in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherese

The Social Security Administration has registered 940 babies named Sherese between 1958 and 2004, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherese performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 317 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sherese shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherese in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherese 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 940 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.

Sherese at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

940

Since 1958

47 years of records

Peak year

1980

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1958

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2004

Sherese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1958

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1980)
51
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0204060 200419971991198519791973196719611958 6

Sherese by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
317 births that decade — 34% of Sherese's all-time total
1950s111960s1401970s3171980s3131990s1332000s26

Sherese by state

Where Sherese concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Sherese
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
80 8.5%
#2 Illinois
65 6.9%
#3 California
12 1.3%
#4 Georgia
7 0.7%
#5 Ohio
6 0.6%
#6 District of Columbia
5 0.5%
#7 Florida
5 0.5%
New York share of Sherese's total US births 8.5%
Even split

80 of 940 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherese?
940 babies have been named Sherese since 1958. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1980 with 51 births.
When was Sherese most popular?
Sherese was most popular in the 1970s decade with 317 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Sherese most popular?
The top states for the name Sherese are New York (80 births), Illinois (65 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Sherese been used?
Sherese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 47 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Sherese?
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.

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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, 1958–2004 (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.