Is Sherita a boy or girl name?
Sherita was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,022 US babies named Sherita were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sherita since 1949
- 4,022
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 237 babies
Boys and girls named Sherita, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 9 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 128 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 473 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,368 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,656 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 339 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,395 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,033 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,614 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,581 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,000 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,894 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,471 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,215 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,172 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,928 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,496 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,911 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,221 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,496 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,314 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,801 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,768 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,519 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,266 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,041 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,185 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 177 | #899 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 156 | #944 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 181 | #847 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 227 | #742 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 237 | #709 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 198 | #813 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 193 | #820 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 169 | #872 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,014 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 152 | #879 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 126 | #982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 140 | #907 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,006 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 124 | #977 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,018 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,237 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,437 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,321 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,457 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,443 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,685 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,003 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,834 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,805 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,063 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,714 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,507 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,308 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,655 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,522 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,709 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,134 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,396 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,479 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,994 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,861 |
Highest rank
Sherita has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #709 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sherita
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.