Recorded 1980–1991 Girls' name Peak 1990 48 births

Shernika — girls' name

48 babies named Shernika in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

48 girls have been named Shernika since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

48
total births
1980–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Shernika was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shernika in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shernika

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Shernika between 1980 and 1991, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shernika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shernika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shernika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shernika 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 48 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.

Shernika at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

48

Since 1980

12 years of records

Peak year

1990

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1980

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1991

Shernika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1980

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1990)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Shernika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 65% of Shernika's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shernika?
48 babies have been named Shernika since 1980. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1990 with 9 births.
When was Shernika most popular?
Shernika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Shernika been used?
Shernika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 12 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Shernika?
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, 1980–1991 (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.