Girls' name · since 1972
Sherrika
Sherrika has 176 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherrika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 176 recorded since 1972.
Sherrika has 176 recorded births among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 1993.
- #21,147 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 176 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrika ranks #21,147 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherrika's 176 recorded births place it above 70.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Sherrika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sherrika's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sherrika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1993
- Peak year (1987)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Sherrika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (119 births, 68% of the file).
1980s was Sherrika's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Sherrika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 119 births (68% of all-time use).
Sherrika by state
Where Sherrika concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 5.7% |
10 of 176 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sherrika's data
- Sherrika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Sherrikas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Sherrika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1972–1993 (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 Sherrika 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.