Total births
129
Girls' name · since 1967
Sheritha
Sheritha has 129 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 129
- total births
- 1967–1989
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
129 girls have been named Sheritha since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sheritha has 129 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1989.
- 129 total births
- 1967–1989 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
129 girls have been named Sheritha since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1989.
- 129
- total births
- 1967–1989
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Sheritha was born in this single decade.
1968
Single peak year
15 babies were named Sheritha in 1968 - its busiest year on record.
Sheritha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sheritha's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sheritha at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1968
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1967
Sheritha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1989
- Peak year (1968)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Sheritha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Sheritha's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Sheritha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 62 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sheritha? ▼
Sheritha has been given to 129 babies in the U.S. since 1967, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 15 babies were born in 1968, its single highest year.
When was Sheritha most popular? ▼
Sheritha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Sheritha been used? ▼
Sheritha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 23 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Sheritha? ▼
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.
What to do with Sheritha's data
- Sheritha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 1980s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sheritha
Nearby Names Like Sheritha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sheritha
Sheila Girl
#2013 238,774 births
Sherry Girl
#6948 229,937 births
Shelby Girl
#658 148,830 births
Shelly Girl
#4580 84,420 births
Sherri Girl
#8493 83,667 births
Compare Sheritha side by side: Sheritha vs Sheila Sheritha vs Sherry Sheritha vs Shelby
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1967–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sheritha: Baby Name Since 1967 - 129 Births, Peak 1968." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sheritha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sheritha 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 July 2026.