How Many People Are Named Sherra?
An estimated 702 people in the United States have the first name Sherra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Sherra peaked in popularity in 1970 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sherra 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 Sherra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
702
About 1 in 488,254 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1970
28 births
Total Registered
897
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sherra
Sherra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 897 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sherra as a female name
Ranked #16,228 in 1998
5 female births in 1998
Peak: 1970 (28 births)
Sherra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sherra span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 202 babies were registered. Sherra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sherra by Decade
How has Sherra 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.
Sherra by State
Sherra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sherra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sherra
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Sherra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sherra?
We estimate approximately 702 people named Sherra 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 488,254 Americans share this first name.
Is Sherra a common name?
Sherra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 897 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sherra most popular?
Sherra reached peak popularity in 1970, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sherra is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sherra a female name?
Sherra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sherra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sherra Smith, Sherra Johnson, Sherra 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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