Shereka
Feminine
Shereka can be heard as Erica with a soft sh set in front, or as a near twin of Sherika, and the record ties it to neither. What it has is its own balance: a soft opening, a bright stressed middle and a clipped k before the final vowel.
How old is the name Shereka?
Shereka first appears in US birth records in 1972 — 53 years ago. The typical Shereka alive today was born around 1983, making them about 42 years old. About 500 people named Shereka are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Shereka most popular?
Shereka peaked in 1983, reaching #2310 nationally. See the whole 1983 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Shereka
Our Shereka stands where two roads nearly meet. One runs from Erica, the Norse Eric turned feminine, with an sh set before it; the other runs through Sherika, which differs from Shereka only in the vowel of its middle syllable. None of these is recorded as Shereka's parent. The name takes its shape from sound instead, three syllables with the weight in the center and a crisp k to close.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is recorded for Shereka. Erica, which it resembles, is the feminine of Eric, a name from Old Norse; Sherika is another spelling of the same sound as Shereka. Neither is recorded as its source, and neither lends it a history.
Pronouncing Shereka
shuh-REE-kuh
Stress on the middle syllable. SHAIR-ih-kuh, closer to Erica, is also possible from the letters, so the family's saying is worth giving once.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1972
- Most girls named
- 198341 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2310reached in 1983
- Change vs 1995
- −40.0%6 in 1996, from 10
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Sherekas among us
people named Shereka are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Shereka sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Three short syllables, said easily once heard.
- Close to Erica, so it is easy to remember.
- Rare in its own right.
- Expect Sherika, Shareka and Sherica on forms; several spellings of this sound exist and each is counted separately.
- Readers who know Erica may stress the first syllable; one hearing settles it.
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Frequently asked
- How many Sherekas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Shereka are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Shereka in 2025?
- Shereka is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Shereka with classmates?
- Shereka will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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