Recorded 1967–1990 Girls' name Peak 1976 68 births

Sherisa — girls' name

68 babies named Sherisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s331980s251990s5

The verdict

68 girls have been named Sherisa since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1990.

68
total births
1967–1990
years on record
1970s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Sherisa was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sherisa in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Sherisa between 1967 and 1990, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sherisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherisa 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 68 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.

Sherisa at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

68

Since 1967

24 years of records

Peak year

1976

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1967

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1990

Sherisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1967

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1976)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 19901989198619821980197919761975197219711967 5

Sherisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
33 births that decade — 49% of Sherisa's all-time total
1960s51970s331980s251990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherisa?
68 babies have been named Sherisa since 1967. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1976 with 8 births.
When was Sherisa most popular?
Sherisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Sherisa been used?
Sherisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 24 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Sherisa?
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, 1967–1990 (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.