Girls' name · since 1963
Sherina
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.
- #8,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 797
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 797 recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherina has been recorded 797 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2005.
- #8,755 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 797 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherina ranks #8,755 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 797 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 797
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherina's 797 recorded births place it above 87.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sherina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherina splits its recorded history at 1984: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 74 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2005
- Peak year (1985)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Sherina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (342 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Sherina's strongest decade.
342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Sherina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 98
1960s
98 births
- 1970s
1970s
163 births
- 1980s
1980s
342 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 342 births (43% of all-time use).
How Sherina 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 Sherina's total volume
Sherina by state
Where Sherina concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| 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% |
18 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Sherina's data
- Sherina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (342 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sherinas (18 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sherina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1963–2005 (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 Sherina 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.