girl's name
Sherita
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 4,022
Sherita is a girl's name. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1981, when 237 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
Sherita over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 9 |
| 1950s | 128 |
| 1960s | 473 |
| 1970s | 1,368 |
| 1980s | 1,656 |
| 1990s | 339 |
| 2000s | 44 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 5 |
How popular is Sherita?
In 2022, Sherita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Sherita
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sherita also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sherita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sherita
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sherita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sherita
How popular is the name Sherita?
In 2022, Sherita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Sherita a girl's or a boy's name?
Sherita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sherita most popular?
Sherita peaked in 1981, when 237 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.