Girls' name · since 1971
Sherika
1,967 babies named Sherika in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,967
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,967 recorded since 1971.
Sherika has 1,967 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2003.
- #4,753 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,967 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherika ranks #4,753 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,967 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,967
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherika's 1,967 recorded births place it above 93.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Sherika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherika splits its recorded history at 1987: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 126 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2003
- Peak year (1979)
- 126
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Sherika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,078 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Sherika's strongest decade.
1,078 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Sherika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
470 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,078 births
- 1990s 397
1990s
397 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,078 births (55% of all-time use).
How Sherika 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 Sherika's total volume
Sherika by state
Where Sherika concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 205 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 175 | 8.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 160 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 95 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 84 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 84 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 83 | 4.2% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 80 | 4.1% |
205 of 1,967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Sherika appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sherika's data
- Sherika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,078 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Sherikas (205 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherika: 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 (~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, 1971–2003 (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 Sherika 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.