Recorded 1973–1993 Girls' name Peak 1983 176 births

Sherrica — girls' name

176 babies named Sherrica in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s1051990s24

The verdict

176 girls have been named Sherrica since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

176
total births
1973–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Sherrica was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

16 babies were named Sherrica in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherrica

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Sherrica between 1973 and 1993, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherrica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sherrica in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrica 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 176 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.

Sherrica at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

176

Since 1973

21 years of records

Peak year

1983

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1973

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1993

Sherrica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1973

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1983)
16
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 19931989198619831980197719741973 5

Sherrica by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
105 births that decade — 60% of Sherrica's all-time total
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Sherrica by state

Where Sherrica concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sherrica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 2.8%
Louisiana share of Sherrica's total US births 2.8%

5 of 176 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherrica?
176 babies have been named Sherrica since 1973. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1983 with 16 births.
When was Sherrica most popular?
Sherrica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Sherrica most popular?
The top states for the name Sherrica are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Sherrica been used?
Sherrica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 21 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Sherrica?
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.

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, 1973–1993 (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.