Recorded 1972–2004 Girls' name Peak 1990 92 births

Sherissa — girls' name

92 babies named Sherissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s381990s432000s6

The verdict

92 girls have been named Sherissa since 1972, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

92
total births
1972–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sherissa was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sherissa in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Sherissa between 1972 and 2004, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sherissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherissa 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 92 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.

Sherissa at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

92

Since 1972

33 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1972

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2004

Sherissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1972

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 20041995199319911989198719851972 5

Sherissa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
43 births that decade — 47% of Sherissa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherissa?
92 babies have been named Sherissa since 1972. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1990 with 10 births.
When was Sherissa most popular?
Sherissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Sherissa been used?
Sherissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 33 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Sherissa?
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, 1972–2004 (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.