Girls' name · since 1957
Sheretta
Sheretta has 355 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 355
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheretta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 355 have been recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheretta has been recorded 355 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1992.
- #14,542 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 355 born since 1957
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheretta ranks #14,542 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 355 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 355
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheretta's 355 recorded births place it above 79.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Sheretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sheretta's full recorded timeline at 1975, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sheretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1992
- Peak year (1982)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Sheretta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (119 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Sheretta's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Sheretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
96 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 119 births (34% of all-time use).
Sheretta by state
Where Sheretta concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14 | 3.9% |
14 of 355 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sheretta's data
- Sheretta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sherettas (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sheretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1957–1992 (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 Sheretta 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.