Girls' name · since 1979
Sherona
22 babies named Sherona in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #45,018 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sherona sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Sherona recorded 22 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1981.
- #45,018 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1979
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherona ranks #45,018 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1979, peaking in the 1970s.
- #45,018 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sherona's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sherona's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sherona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1981
- Peak year (1979)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Sherona by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Sherona's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sherona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Sherona's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1980s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~2 yrs)
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, 1979–1981 (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 Sherona 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.