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Sherida

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Pronounced shuh-REE-duh /ʃəˈriː.də/Medium

Meaning: Sherida is a mid-twentieth-century American girls' name without a firmly documented root. It reads most plausibly as a feminine reshaping of the Irish surname Sheridan (from O Sirideain) or as an elaboration of Sheri/Sherry. We flag the origin as uncertain rather than assign a false meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Sherida is a smooth mid-century coinage, most likely a feminine of Sheridan or a dressed-up Sheri (said 'shuh-REE-duh'). Its exact root isn't recorded, which we note.

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Origin LowEnglish, Irish

MeaningSherida is a mid-twentieth-century American girls' name without a firmly documented root. It reads most plausibly as a feminine reshaping of the Irish surname Sheridan (from O Sirideain) or as an elaboration of Sheri/Sherry. We flag the origin as uncertain rather than assign a false meaning.

U.S. rank (2000)#17214 ↘ Falling

2000 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1949

Total births (all-time)≈ 997

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Sherida appeared as an American girls' name in the mid-twentieth century. Its origin is not securely documented; the likeliest routes are a feminine reworking of the Irish surname Sheridan or an elaboration of the popular Sheri. It reached a small high around 1949 at close to a hundred girls a year, then faded.

Sherida stayed uncommon throughout and had largely dropped from use by the two-thousands. It reads as a graceful but firmly period name of the mid-century 'Sher-' family; because the root is unclear, we present it honestly as uncertain rather than guess.

Did you know? Sherida sits among a wave of postwar 'Sher-' names — Sheri, Sheryl, Sherida, Sherry — that parents built by mixing familiar sounds, which is part of why its precise origin is hard to pin down.

Overall data confidence 40%

References — Sherida — mid-century coinage; likely Sheridan/Sheri; origin uncertain

Variations

SheriSheridanSherida

Nicknames

SheriIda

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Sherida mean?

Sherida's origin is uncertain; it is most likely a feminine of the surname Sheridan or an elaboration of Sheri, though we can't confirm the root.

How do you pronounce Sherida?

It's said shuh-REE-duh /ʃəˈriː.də/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Sherida a boy or girl name?

Sherida is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Sherida?

Sherida was an uncommon mid-century name that had a small high around mid-century and has been rare since.