Recorded 1970–1986 Girls' name Peak 1982 64 births

Shereta — girls' name

64 babies named Shereta in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s36

The verdict

64 girls have been named Shereta since 1970, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1986.

64
total births
1970–1986
years on record
1980s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Shereta was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shereta in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shereta

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Shereta between 1970 and 1986, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shereta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shereta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shereta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shereta 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 64 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.

Shereta at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

64

Since 1970

17 years of records

Peak year

1982

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1970

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1986

Shereta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1970

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1982)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 1986198419821981198019791978197619741970 6

Shereta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 56% of Shereta's all-time total
1970s281980s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shereta?
64 babies have been named Shereta since 1970. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1982 with 10 births.
When was Shereta most popular?
Shereta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Shereta been used?
Shereta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 17 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Shereta?
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, 1970–1986 (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.