Is Shera a boy or girl name?

Shera is a girl’s name. Of the 1,507 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shera

Recorded 1938–2013 · United States

Shera was most popular in 1986, when 135 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,818 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,507 people named Shera.

Shera over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shera’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shera a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shera is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,507 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shera

Where Shera is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org