Girls' name · since 1946
Sheria
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 654 babies named Sheria, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 654
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheria is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 654 have been recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Sheria recorded 654 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2000.
- #9,963 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 654 born since 1946
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheria ranks #9,963 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 654 born since 1946, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 654
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheria's 654 recorded births place it above 86.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Sheria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sheria's full recorded timeline at 1975, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sheria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2000
- Peak year (1979)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Sheria by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (228 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Sheria's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sheria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 53
1950s
53 births
- 1960s 87
1960s
87 births
- 1970s
1970s
217 births
- 1980s
1980s
228 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 228 births (35% of all-time use).
How Sheria compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sheria's total volume
Sheria by state
Where Sheria concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
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What to do with Sheria's data
- Sheria's decade-level peak was the 1980s (228 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Sherias (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sheria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1946–2000 (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 Sheria 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.