Girls' name · since 1978

Sherrae

Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Sherrae, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#36,552 of 72,339
all-time among girls
44
born since 1978
1980s
peak decade

Sherrae sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 44 recorded since 1978.

Sherrae has 44 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1992.

  • #36,552 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 44 born since 1978
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrae ranks #36,552 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.

#36,552 of 72,339
all-time among girls
44
born since 1978
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sherrae's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sherrae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Sherrae's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Sherrae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1992

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1992)
11
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
4681012 197819801983198619911992 11

Sherrae by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (19 births, 43% of the file).

1980s was Sherrae's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Sherrae births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherrae?
Sherrae has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #36,552 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1992. 11 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
Where does Sherrae sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrae ranks #36,552 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sherrae most popular?
Sherrae was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Sherrae been used?
The SSA has tracked Sherrae since 1978 -- 15 years through the most recent 1992 data.
What names are similar to Sherrae?
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.

What to do with Sherrae's data

  • Sherrae's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1990s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sherrae

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sherrae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–1992 (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 Sherrae 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.