Girls' name · since 1972
Sherna
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Sherna, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 21 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Sherna recorded 21 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1985.
- #45,655 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherna ranks #45,655 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #45,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherna's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherna splits its recorded history at 1984: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1985
- Peak year (1985)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Sherna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Sherna's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Sherna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1972–1985 (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 Sherna 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.