Recorded 1970–1993 Girls' name Peak 1970 64 births

Sherrise — girls' name

64 babies named Sherrise in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s231990s5

The verdict

64 girls have been named Sherrise since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1993.

64
total births
1970–1993
years on record
1970s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Sherrise was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sherrise in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherrise

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Sherrise between 1970 and 1993, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrise performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherrise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sherrise in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrise 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 64 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.

Sherrise at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

64

Since 1970

24 years of records

Peak year

1970

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1970

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1993

Sherrise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1970

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1970)
9
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
45678910 1993198919871984198319761973197219711970 9

Sherrise by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
36 births that decade — 56% of Sherrise's all-time total
1970s361980s231990s5

Sherrise by state

Where Sherrise concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sherrise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 7.8%
New York share of Sherrise's total US births 7.8%

5 of 64 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherrise?
64 babies have been named Sherrise since 1970. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1970 with 9 births.
When was Sherrise most popular?
Sherrise was most popular in the 1970s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Sherrise most popular?
The top states for the name Sherrise are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sherrise been used?
Sherrise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 24 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Sherrise?
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, 1970–1993 (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.