Recorded 1965–1990 Girls' name Peak 1972 156 births

Sherlonda — girls' name

156 babies named Sherlonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s231970s1001980s261990s7

The verdict

156 girls have been named Sherlonda since 1965, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1990.

156
total births
1965–1990
years on record
1970s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Sherlonda was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

16 babies were named Sherlonda in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherlonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Sherlonda between 1965 and 1990, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherlonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherlonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sherlonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sherlonda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherlonda 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 156 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.

Sherlonda at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

156

Since 1965

26 years of records

Peak year

1972

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1965

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1990

Sherlonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1965

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1972)
16
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 1990198319781975197219691965 5

Sherlonda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
100 births that decade — 64% of Sherlonda's all-time total
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Sherlonda by state

Where Sherlonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sherlonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 3.8%
Georgia share of Sherlonda's total US births 3.8%

6 of 156 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherlonda?
156 babies have been named Sherlonda since 1965. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1972 with 16 births.
When was Sherlonda most popular?
Sherlonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Sherlonda most popular?
The top states for the name Sherlonda are Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Sherlonda been used?
Sherlonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 26 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Sherlonda?
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.

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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, 1965–1990 (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.