Shernita — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shernita

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Shernita between 1961 and 1988, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shernita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shernita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shernita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shernita 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 136 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.