How Many People Are Named Sherrita?
An estimated 518 people in the United States have the first name Sherrita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Sherrita peaked in popularity in 1982 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sherrita 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 Sherrita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
518
About 1 in 661,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1982
41 births
Total Registered
566
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sherrita
Sherrita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 566 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sherrita as a female name
Ranked #13,153 in 1995
6 female births in 1995
Peak: 1982 (41 births)
Sherrita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sherrita span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 264 babies were registered. Sherrita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sherrita by Decade
How has Sherrita 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.
Sherrita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sherrita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sherrita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sherrita?
We estimate approximately 518 people named Sherrita 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 661,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Sherrita a common name?
Sherrita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 566 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sherrita most popular?
Sherrita reached peak popularity in 1982, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sherrita is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sherrita a female name?
Sherrita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sherrita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sherrita Smith, Sherrita Johnson, Sherrita 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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