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Girl name

Sherita

100% girls · last recorded 2022

Sherita has been given to about 4,022 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,844
Median age today46 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sherita per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1981 · 237
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,022

How popular is Sherita?

Its best year was 1981, when 237 babies were given the name, ranking 709th. The typical living American called Sherita is about 46 years old today.

Names that sound like Sherita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sheila0.73
  2. Shelia0.73
  3. Sarita0.74
  4. Serina0.73
  5. Sheridan0.71
  6. Benita0.68
  7. Henrietta0.67
  8. Renita0.68

Middle names for Sherita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sherita Rose0.85
  2. Sherita Louise0.85
  3. Sherita June0.84
  4. Sherita Pearl0.84
  5. Sherita Quinn0.84
  6. Sherita Nell0.84

Sibling names for Sherita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aprilsister · 0.77
  2. Larasister · 0.76
  3. Meredithsister · 0.76
  4. Jamieeither · 0.73
  5. Jaimeeither · 0.73
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.70

Where Sherita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sherita White0.80
    2. Sherita Reyes0.80
    3. Sherita Nguyen0.80
    4. Sherita Moore0.80
    5. Sherita Lee0.80
    6. Sherita Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sherita

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.