Sherica
Feminine
Sherica is an American name of the later twentieth century, and it wears its construction openly: the Sher- that opened Sheryl and Sherry, joined to the -ica that closed Jessica and Erica. Three syllables, and nothing in them a teacher will stumble over twice.
How old is the name Sherica?
Sherica first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Sherica alive today was born around 1983, making them about 42 years old. About 600 people named Sherica are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Sherica most popular?
Sherica peaked in 1981, reaching #2231 nationally. See the whole 1981 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Sherica
Sherica sounds like a bridge between two generations of American girls, because that is exactly what its letters are. The front belongs to the aunts — Sheryl, Sherry, Sherrie — and the ending to the babies who were arriving as those names grew older: Jessica, Erica, Monica. Put together, the halves fit without a seam; the r of the front runs straight into the vowel of the back. It is a name made the way many families make things, from what was already in the house.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No dictionary of names gives a source for Sherica, and no first bearer or first place is on record. What is documented is its shape: its front matches a family of Sher- names that were common in the middle of the century, and its ending matches the -ica names that were rising as that family faded.
Pronouncing Sherica
shuh-REE-kuh
Some families say SHAIR-ih-kuh instead, with the stress on the first syllable as in Erica. The spelling allows both, so it is worth saying which one on the first day.
Nicknames for Sherica
Moderate
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
- 1970
- Most girls named
- 198145 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2231reached in 1981
- Change vs 2001
- +40.0%7 in 2002, from 5
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.
Shericas among us
people named Sherica 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
Sherica 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
- Every piece of it is familiar, so it is easy to say once it has been heard.
- Rare enough that a Sherica is very unlikely to share her name with a classmate.
- Comes with two short forms ready to hand, Sher and Rica.
- Two pronunciations are both reasonable, so expect to correct people either way.
- Sherika and Sharica are the likelier guesses when people write it, so it will need spelling out.
- It is clearly a name of its era; that is part of its character rather than a flaw.
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Frequently asked
- How many Shericas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Sherica are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Sherica in 2025?
- Sherica is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Sherica with classmates?
- Sherica will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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