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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Sherita

Sherita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 709th with 237 babies. More babies were named Sherita in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1981237 babies
Total since 1880
4,022babies recorded

Sherita popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#8,47112
1990#1,76883
1980#813198
1970#1,23791
1960#2,71321
1950#5,9935
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Sherita, counting every spelling?

Sherita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Sherita?

About 3,800 people born in the US named Sherita are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 41 and 53. That makes Sherita mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Sherita by state

How common Sherita was among girls born in each state in 1979–1983, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (6.8×), Alabama (4.9×), Mississippi (4.4×), Tennessee (4.3×), Virginia (4.2×). In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesIL0.22Michigan: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesMI0.18New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIN0.09Ohio: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesOH0.13Pennsylvania: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesPA0.08New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMO0.14Kentucky: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKY0.06West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.52 per 1,000 babiesVA0.52Maryland: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesMD0.25Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesAR0.18Tennessee: 0.54 per 1,000 babiesTN0.54North Carolina: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesNC0.37South Carolina: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesSC0.08District of Columbia: 0.84 per 1,000 babiesDC0.84Oklahoma: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOK0.05Louisiana: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesLA0.22Mississippi: 0.54 per 1,000 babiesMS0.54Alabama: 0.61 per 1,000 babiesAL0.61Georgia: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesGA0.39Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTX0.10Florida: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesFL0.13
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Sherita, girls, 1979–1983. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Sherita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sherita, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Sherita

How popular is the name Sherita?

Sherita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 709th with 237 babies. More babies were named Sherita in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Sherita a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sherita in the US.

Where was Sherita most popular?

In 1979–1983, Sherita was most common in District of Columbia (0.84 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Mississippi.