Girls' name · since 1945
Sherria
419 babies named Sherria in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 419
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherria is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 419 have been recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherria has been recorded 419 times among girls since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1993.
- #13,162 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 419 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherria ranks #13,162 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 419 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 419
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherria's 419 recorded births place it above 81.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Sherria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherria splits its recorded history at 1973: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1993
- Peak year (1980)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Sherria by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (146 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Sherria's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sherria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
59 births
- 1970s
1970s
122 births
- 1980s
1980s
146 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 146 births (35% of all-time use).
Sherria by state
Where Sherria concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
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What to do with Sherria's data
- Sherria's decade-level peak was the 1980s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Sherrias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1945–1993 (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 Sherria 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.