Girls' name · since 1956
Sherrita
Sherrita has 566 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 566
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherrita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 566 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrita has been recorded 566 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1995.
- #10,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 566 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrita ranks #10,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 566 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 566
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherrita's 566 recorded births place it above 84.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Sherrita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sherrita's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sherrita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1995
- Peak year (1982)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Sherrita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (264 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Sherrita's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sherrita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
203 births
- 1980s
1980s
264 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 264 births (47% of all-time use).
How Sherrita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sherrita's total volume
Sherrita by state
Where Sherrita concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
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What to do with Sherrita's data
- Sherrita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (264 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Sherritas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sherrita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1956–1995 (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 Sherrita 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.