How Many People Are Named Shera?
An estimated 1,320 people in the United States have the first name Shera. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Shera peaked in popularity in 1986 with 135 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shera as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shera paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,320
About 1 in 259,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1986
135 births
Total Registered
1,507
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shera
Shera is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,507 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shera as a female name
Ranked #16,255 in 2013
6 female births in 2013
Peak: 1986 (135 births)
Shera: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shera span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 602 babies were registered. Shera has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shera by Decade
How has Shera tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shera by State
Birth registrations for Shera span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, New Jersey, Virginia. On average, about 22 Sheras were registered per state.
Shera + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shera as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shera
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Shera: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shera?
We estimate approximately 1,320 people named Shera are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 259,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Shera a common name?
Shera is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,507 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shera most popular?
Shera reached peak popularity in 1986, when 135 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shera is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shera a female name?
Shera is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shera Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shera Smith, Shera Johnson, Shera Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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