How Many People Are Named Sherika?
An estimated 1,848 people in the United States have the first name Sherika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Sherika peaked in popularity in 1979 with 126 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sherika 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 Sherika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,848
About 1 in 185,473 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1979
126 births
Total Registered
1,967
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sherika
Sherika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,967 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sherika as a female name
Ranked #15,476 in 2003
6 female births in 2003
Peak: 1979 (126 births)
Sherika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sherika span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,078 babies were registered. Sherika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sherika by Decade
How has Sherika 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.
Sherika by State
Birth registrations for Sherika span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina. The lowest are in Arkansas, Pennsylvania, California. On average, about 70 Sherikas were registered per state.
Sherika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sherika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sherika
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Sherika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sherika?
We estimate approximately 1,848 people named Sherika 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 185,473 Americans share this first name.
Is Sherika a common name?
Sherika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,967 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sherika most popular?
Sherika reached peak popularity in 1979, when 126 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sherika is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sherika a female name?
Sherika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sherika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sherika Smith, Sherika Johnson, Sherika 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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