Shernita
#21,925 most common girls' name of all time · #35,760 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1961–1988
Rank among girls
#21,925
Rank overall
#35,760 of 105,966
First appeared
1961
Years on the list
19 of 146
All-time
136
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1973 #4,769
Best rank
#4,769 1973
Girls
Boys
peak 12/yr
Shernita first appears in 1961. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,394 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | 10 | #7,026 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,912 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,219 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,459 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,692 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,584 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,540 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,824 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,212 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,966 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | 8 | #6,838 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,297 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | 12 | #4,769 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | 7 | #6,966 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | 5 | #8,713 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | 5 | #8,184 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,417 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,494 |