Recorded 1961–1999 Girls' name Peak 1974 1,300 births

Sheronda — girls' name

1,300 babies named Sheronda in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s2111970s6571980s3561990s76
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Sheronda was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

82 babies were named Sheronda in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheronda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,300 babies named Sheronda between 1961 and 1999, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheronda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 82 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheronda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 657 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sheronda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Sheronda in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheronda 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 1,300 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.

Sheronda at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

1,300

Since 1961

39 years of records

Peak year

1974

82 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1961

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1999

Sheronda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1961

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1974)
82
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
020406080100 19991991198619811976197119661961 9

Sheronda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
657 births that decade — 51% of Sheronda's all-time total
1960s2111970s6571980s3561990s76

Sheronda by state

Where Sheronda concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sheronda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
100 7.7%
#2 New Jersey
70 5.4%
#3 Tennessee
69 5.3%
#4 Georgia
45 3.5%
#5 Louisiana
32 2.5%
#6 Michigan
30 2.3%
#7 Florida
29 2.2%
#8 Ohio
27 2.1%
Texas share of Sheronda's total US births 7.7%
Even split

100 of 1,300 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Sheronda appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheronda?
1,300 babies have been named Sheronda since 1961. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1974 with 82 births.
When was Sheronda most popular?
Sheronda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 657 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Sheronda most popular?
The top states for the name Sheronda are Texas (100 births), New Jersey (70 births), Tennessee (69 births).
How long has the name Sheronda been used?
Sheronda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 39 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Sheronda?
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, 1961–1999 (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.