Girls' name · since 1969
Sherhonda
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 145 babies named Sherhonda, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sherhonda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 145 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Sherhonda recorded 145 times among girls since 1969, 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 1969 to 1988.
- #23,156 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 145 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherhonda ranks #23,156 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 145 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sherhonda's 145 recorded births place it above 67.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherhonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherhonda's full recorded timeline at 1977, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherhonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1988
- Peak year (1972)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Sherhonda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (92 births, 63% of the file).
1970s was Sherhonda's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Sherhonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 92 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Sherhonda's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 1980s (46) -- 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 Sherhonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1969–1988 (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 Sherhonda 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.