Girls' name · since 1962
Sharae
Sharae has 1,289 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,289
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,289 girls have been named Sharae since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sharae has 1,289 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2016.
- #6,322 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,289 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharae ranks #6,322 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,289 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,289
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharae's 1,289 recorded births place it above 91.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Sharae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharae's full recorded timeline at 1990, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 96 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2016
- Peak year (1991)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Sharae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (535 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Sharae's strongest decade.
535 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Sharae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 175
1970s
175 births
- 1980s
1980s
333 births
- 1990s
1990s
535 births
- 2000s 137
2000s
137 births
- 2010s 59
2010s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 535 births (42% of all-time use).
How Sharae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sharae's total volume
Sharae by state
Where Sharae concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 59 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 59 | 4.6% |
| #3 | California | | 50 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 22 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
59 of 1,289 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Sharae appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sharae's data
- Sharae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (535 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sharaes (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sharae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.