Recorded 1960–2004 Girls' name Peak 1971 412 births

Sherrice — girls' name

412 babies named Sherrice in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s751970s1541980s1211990s522000s10
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Sherrice was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

23 babies were named Sherrice in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherrice

The Social Security Administration has registered 412 babies named Sherrice between 1960 and 2004, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrice performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sherrice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherrice in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrice 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 412 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.

Sherrice at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

412

Since 1960

45 years of records

Peak year

1971

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1960

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2004

Sherrice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1960

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1971)
23
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 20041991198619811976197119661960 6

Sherrice by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
154 births that decade — 37% of Sherrice's all-time total
1960s751970s1541980s1211990s522000s10

Sherrice by state

Where Sherrice concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sherrice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
16 3.9%
#2 Ohio
5 1.2%
Illinois share of Sherrice's total US births 3.9%
Even split

16 of 412 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherrice?
412 babies have been named Sherrice since 1960. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1971 with 23 births.
When was Sherrice most popular?
Sherrice was most popular in the 1970s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Sherrice most popular?
The top states for the name Sherrice are Illinois (16 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Sherrice been used?
Sherrice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 45 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Sherrice?
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, 1960–2004 (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.