Recorded 1963–1989 Girls' name Peak 1981 63 births

Sherrina — girls' name

63 babies named Sherrina in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s181980s40

The verdict

63 girls have been named Sherrina since 1963, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

63
total births
1963–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Sherrina was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sherrina in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherrina

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Sherrina between 1963 and 1989, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherrina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sherrina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrina 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 63 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.

Sherrina at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

63

Since 1963

27 years of records

Peak year

1981

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1963

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1989

Sherrina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1963

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1981)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 198919881985198419811979197819711963 5

Sherrina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
40 births that decade — 63% of Sherrina's all-time total
1960s51970s181980s40

Sherrina by state

Where Sherrina concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sherrina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 7.9%
Florida share of Sherrina's total US births 7.9%

5 of 63 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherrina?
63 babies have been named Sherrina since 1963. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1981 with 10 births.
When was Sherrina most popular?
Sherrina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Sherrina most popular?
The top states for the name Sherrina are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Sherrina been used?
Sherrina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 27 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Sherrina?
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, 1963–1989 (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.