Sherrica
A feminine name derived from Sherri, which has English origins.
Name Census estimates that about 165 living Americans carry the first name Sherrica. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Sherrica today is around 43 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sherrica births was 1983 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sherrica. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
165
~ 1 in 2,077,299 Americans
Peak year
1983
16 babies that year
Average age
43
years old
1993 SSA rank
#11,618
Tracked since 1973
Popularity
Sherrica: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sherrica from the 1970s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 105 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sherrica by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sherrica during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Sherricas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Sherrica
The name Sherrica is thought to have originated from a combination of the English names Sherri and Rica. Its origins can be traced back to the late 20th century in the United States.
Sherri is a diminutive form of the name Sherry, which is derived from the English word "sherry," a fortified wine from the Spanish city of Jerez. The name Rica is a feminine variant of the name Rico, which means "rich" or "wealthy" in Spanish.
While there are no known ancient texts or religious scriptures that mention the name Sherrica, it appears to be a modern invention, likely created in the latter half of the 20th century in the United States as a unique combination of two existing names.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Sherrica is Sherrica Buckley, an American actress and singer born in 1978. She is best known for her role as Tia Towler in the 1993 film "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit."
Another notable individual with the name Sherrica is Sherrica Hampton, an American basketball player who played for the WNBA's Detroit Shock and the Seattle Storm in the early 2000s.
Sherrica Violet Musgrave, born in 1986, is a British actress and model who has appeared in several television shows and films, including "Hollyoaks" and "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society."
In the world of music, Sherrica Charmaine Walton, known professionally as Sherrica, is an American singer and songwriter who has released several albums and singles since the early 2010s.
Lastly, Sherrica Thompson is an American author and motivational speaker who has written several books on personal development and self-empowerment.
People
Sherrica + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sherrica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sherrica: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sherrica?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 165 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sherrica going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,077,299 US residents.
Is Sherrica a common name?
We classify Sherrica as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 176 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sherrica most popular?
The single biggest year for Sherrica was 1983, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sherrica is about 43 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Sherrica a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sherrica in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.