Recorded 1972–1993 Girls' name Peak 1987 176 births

Sherrika — girls' name

176 babies named Sherrika in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s1191990s25

The verdict

176 girls have been named Sherrika since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

176
total births
1972–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Sherrika was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

16 babies were named Sherrika in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherrika

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Sherrika between 1972 and 1993, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherrika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sherrika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrika 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.

Sherrika at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

176

Since 1972

22 years of records

Peak year

1987

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1972

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1993

Sherrika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1972

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1987)
16
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 1993198919861983198019761972 6

Sherrika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
119 births that decade — 68% of Sherrika's all-time total
1970s321980s1191990s25

Sherrika by state

Where Sherrika concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sherrika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
10 5.7%
Georgia share of Sherrika's total US births 5.7%

10 of 176 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherrika?
176 babies have been named Sherrika since 1972. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1987 with 16 births.
When was Sherrika most popular?
Sherrika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Sherrika most popular?
The top states for the name Sherrika are Georgia (10 births).
How long has the name Sherrika been used?
Sherrika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 22 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Sherrika?
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, 1972–1993 (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.