Recorded 1969–1988 Girls' name Peak 1972 145 births

Sherhonda — girls' name

145 babies named Sherhonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s921980s46

The verdict

145 girls have been named Sherhonda since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1988.

145
total births
1969–1988
years on record
1970s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Sherhonda was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

15 babies were named Sherhonda in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherhonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Sherhonda between 1969 and 1988, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherhonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherhonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherhonda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherhonda 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 145 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.

Sherhonda at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

145

Since 1969

20 years of records

Peak year

1972

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1969

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1988

Sherhonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1969

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1972)
15
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
46810121416 198819841981197819761974197219701969 7

Sherhonda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
92 births that decade — 63% of Sherhonda's all-time total
1960s71970s921980s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherhonda?
145 babies have been named Sherhonda since 1969. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1972 with 15 births.
When was Sherhonda most popular?
Sherhonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Sherhonda been used?
Sherhonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 20 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Sherhonda?
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, 1969–1988 (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.