Recorded 1970–2002 Girls' name Peak 1981 648 births

Sherica — girls' name

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.

1970s1831980s3411990s1072000s17
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Sherica was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

45 babies were named Sherica in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherica

The Social Security Administration has registered 648 babies named Sherica between 1970 and 2002, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 341 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sherica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherica in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherica 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 648 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.

Sherica at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

648

Since 1970

33 years of records

Peak year

1981

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1970

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2002

Sherica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1970

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1981)
45
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
01020304050 200219971992198819841980197619721970 10

Sherica by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
341 births that decade — 53% of Sherica's all-time total
1970s1831980s3411990s1072000s17

Sherica by state

Where Sherica concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Sherica
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%
Georgia share of Sherica's total US births 6.3%
Even split

41 of 648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherica?
648 babies have been named Sherica since 1970. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1981 with 45 births.
When was Sherica most popular?
Sherica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 341 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Sherica most popular?
The top states for the name Sherica are Georgia (41 births), Florida (18 births), Mississippi (11 births).
How long has the name Sherica been used?
Sherica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 33 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Sherica?
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, 1970–2002 (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.