US rank #9118 Girls' name Peak 2015 294 births

Shterna — #9118 US girls' name

294 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.

1980s301990s622000s672010s942020s41
#9118
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% 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.

What the Data Says About Shterna

The Social Security Administration has registered 294 babies named Shterna between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shterna currently holds the #9118 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shterna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shterna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 84 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shterna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shterna 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 294 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.

Shterna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

294

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2015

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,118

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shterna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
15
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 202420192014200920041998199319821980 6

Shterna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
94 births that decade — 32% of Shterna's all-time total
1980s301990s622000s672010s942020s41

Shterna by state

Where Shterna concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shterna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
84 28.6%
New York share of Shterna's total US births 28.6%

84 of 294 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shterna?
294 babies have been named Shterna since 1980. It currently ranks #9118 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 15 births.
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 (84 births).
How long has the name Shterna been used?
Shterna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.

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, 1980–2024 (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.