Recorded 1963–2005 Girls' name Peak 1985 797 births

Sherina — girls' name

797 babies named Sherina in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s981970s1631980s3421990s1562000s38
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Sherina was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

74 babies were named Sherina in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherina

The Social Security Administration has registered 797 babies named Sherina between 1963 and 2005, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 342 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sherina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherina in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherina 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 797 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.

Sherina at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

797

Since 1963

43 years of records

Peak year

1985

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1963

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2005

Sherina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1963

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1985)
74
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080 20051999199319871981197519691963 7

Sherina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
342 births that decade — 43% of Sherina's all-time total
1960s981970s1631980s3421990s1562000s38

Sherina by state

Where Sherina concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Sherina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 2.3%
#2 New York
18 2.3%
#3 Florida
11 1.4%
#4 Texas
6 0.8%
#5 Georgia
5 0.6%
California share of Sherina's total US births 2.3%
Even split

18 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherina?
797 babies have been named Sherina since 1963. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1985 with 74 births.
When was Sherina most popular?
Sherina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 342 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Sherina most popular?
The top states for the name Sherina are California (18 births), New York (18 births), Florida (11 births).
How long has the name Sherina been used?
Sherina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 43 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Sherina?
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, 1963–2005 (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.