Total births
304
Girls' name · since 1980
Shterna
304 babies named Shterna in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9150
- among girls today
- 304
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
Shterna currently ranks #9150 among girls' names in America, with 304 babies recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Shterna recorded 304 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #9150 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #9150 among girls today
- 304 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
- 48% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Shterna is currently the #9150 girls' name in America, more common than 48% of girls - 304 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9150
- among girls today
- 304
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
Shterna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9150
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 48% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
31% of everyone ever named Shterna was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
15 babies were named Shterna in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
How Shterna compares
304 45th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shterna's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shterna | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 304 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Shterna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shterna splits its recorded history at 2006: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shterna at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2015
Current rank
#9,150
Active since
1980
Shterna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Shterna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Shterna's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Shterna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 94 births (31% of all-time use).
Shterna by state
Where Shterna concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 89 | 29.3% |
New York share of Shterna's total US births 29.3%
89 of 304 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shterna? ▼
Shterna has been given to 304 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9150 as of the latest data. 15 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
When was Shterna most popular? ▼
Shterna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Shterna most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Shterna are New York (89 births).
How long has the name Shterna been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Shterna since 1980 -- 46 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What to do with Shterna's data
- Shterna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shternas (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Shterna: #9150 Girls' Name - 304 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shterna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Shterna 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 July 2026.