Girls' name · since 1970
Sherica
648 babies named Sherica in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 648
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 648 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Sherica recorded 648 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 2002.
- #10,028 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 648 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherica ranks #10,028 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 648 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 648
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherica's 648 recorded births place it above 86.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Sherica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherica splits its recorded history at 1985: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2002
- Peak year (1981)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Sherica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (341 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Sherica's strongest decade.
341 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Sherica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
183 births
- 1980s
1980s
341 births
- 1990s 107
1990s
107 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 341 births (53% of all-time use).
How Sherica 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 Sherica's total volume
Sherica by state
Where Sherica concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 41 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 18 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 10 | 1.5% |
41 of 648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Sherica's data
- Sherica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (341 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Shericas (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Sherica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1970–2002 (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 Sherica 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.