How Many People Are Named Sherita?
An estimated 3,659 people in the United States have the first name Sherita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Sherita peaked in popularity in 1981 with 237 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sherita 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 Sherita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,659
About 1 in 93,674 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1981
237 births
Total Registered
4,022
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sherita
Sherita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,022 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sherita as a female name
Ranked #17,395 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1981 (237 births)
Sherita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sherita span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,656 babies were registered. Sherita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sherita by Decade
How has Sherita 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.
Sherita by State
Birth registrations for Sherita span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Virginia, Illinois, Tennessee. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Kentucky, Wisconsin. On average, about 111 Sheritas were registered per state.
Sherita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sherita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sherita
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Sherita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sherita?
We estimate approximately 3,659 people named Sherita 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 93,674 Americans share this first name.
Is Sherita a common name?
Sherita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,022 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sherita most popular?
Sherita reached peak popularity in 1981, when 237 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sherita is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sherita a female name?
Sherita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sherita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sherita Smith, Sherita Johnson, Sherita 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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