Recorded 1968–1990 Girls' name Peak 1973 58 births

Sherwanda — girls' name

58 babies named Sherwanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s411980s71990s5

The verdict

58 girls have been named Sherwanda since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1990.

58
total births
1968–1990
years on record
1970s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Sherwanda was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sherwanda in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherwanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Sherwanda between 1968 and 1990, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherwanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherwanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sherwanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherwanda 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 58 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.

Sherwanda at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

58

Since 1968

23 years of records

Peak year

1973

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1968

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1990

Sherwanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1968

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1973)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 199019811979197819761975197319721968 5

Sherwanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
41 births that decade — 71% of Sherwanda's all-time total
1960s51970s411980s71990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherwanda?
58 babies have been named Sherwanda since 1968. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1973 with 8 births.
When was Sherwanda most popular?
Sherwanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Sherwanda been used?
Sherwanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 23 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Sherwanda?
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, 1968–1990 (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.