Recorded 1957–1992 Girls' name Peak 1982 355 births

Sheretta — girls' name

355 babies named Sheretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161960s961970s1041980s1191990s20
1980s
Peak decade

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

1982
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sheretta in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 355 babies named Sheretta between 1957 and 1992, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheretta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sheretta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sheretta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheretta 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 355 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.

Sheretta at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

355

Since 1957

36 years of records

Peak year

1982

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1957

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1992

Sheretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1957

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1982)
21
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 19921987198219771971196619601957 5

Sheretta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
119 births that decade — 34% of Sheretta's all-time total
1950s161960s961970s1041980s1191990s20

Sheretta by state

Where Sheretta concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sheretta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
14 3.9%
Texas share of Sheretta's total US births 3.9%

14 of 355 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheretta?
355 babies have been named Sheretta since 1957. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1982 with 21 births.
When was Sheretta most popular?
Sheretta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Sheretta most popular?
The top states for the name Sheretta are Texas (14 births).
How long has the name Sheretta been used?
Sheretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 36 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Sheretta?
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, 1957–1992 (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.