Girls' name · since 1968
Sheretha
Sheretha has 74 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sheretha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 74 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Sheretha recorded 74 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1984.
- #30,546 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 74 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheretha ranks #30,546 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #30,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sheretha's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sheretha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sheretha's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sheretha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1984
- Peak year (1969)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Sheretha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (41 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Sheretha's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Sheretha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 41 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Sheretha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 1980s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheretha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1968–1984 (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 Sheretha 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.