Girls' name · since 1972
Sherissa
Sherissa has 92 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sherissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 92 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Sherissa recorded 92 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2004.
- #28,100 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherissa ranks #28,100 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sherissa's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherissa splits its recorded history at 1990: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2004
- Peak year (1990)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Sherissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (43 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Sherissa's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sherissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 43 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Sherissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1972–2004 (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 Sherissa 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.