Recorded 1948–2016 Girls' name Peak 1972 432 births

Sherine — girls' name

432 babies named Sherine in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s301960s831970s1181980s921990s872000s112010s6
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Sherine was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sherine in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherine

The Social Security Administration has registered 432 babies named Sherine between 1948 and 2016, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherine performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Sherine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherine in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherine 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 432 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.

Sherine at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

432

Since 1948

69 years of records

Peak year

1972

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1948

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2016

Sherine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1948

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1972)
21
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
0510152025 201619961990198419781972196619581948 5

Sherine by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
118 births that decade — 27% of Sherine's all-time total
1940s51950s301960s831970s1181980s921990s872000s112010s6

Sherine by state

Where Sherine concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sherine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
26 6.0%
#2 California
10 2.3%
New York share of Sherine's total US births 6.0%
Even split

26 of 432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherine?
432 babies have been named Sherine since 1948. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1972 with 21 births.
When was Sherine most popular?
Sherine was most popular in the 1970s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Sherine most popular?
The top states for the name Sherine are New York (26 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Sherine been used?
Sherine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 69 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Sherine?
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.

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, 1948–2016 (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.