Girls' name · since 1945
Sherida
997 babies named Sherida in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 997
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
997 girls have been named Sherida since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sherida recorded 997 times among girls since 1945, 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 1945 to 2000.
- #7,530 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 997 born since 1945
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherida ranks #7,530 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 997 born since 1945, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 997
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sherida's 997 recorded births place it above 89.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Sherida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherida's full recorded timeline at 1970, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2000
- Peak year (1949)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Sherida by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (251 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Sherida's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Sherida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
205 births
- 1950s
1950s
175 births
- 1960s
1960s
145 births
- 1970s
1970s
251 births
- 1980s
1980s
181 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 251 births (25% of all-time use).
How Sherida 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 Sherida's total volume
Sherida by state
Where Sherida concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
23 of 997 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sherida's data
- Sherida's decade-level peak was the 1970s (251 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sheridas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sherida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1945–2000 (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 Sherida 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.