Recorded 1962–2016 Girls' name Peak 1991 1,289 births

Sharae — girls' name

1,289 babies named Sharae in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s501970s1751980s3331990s5352000s1372010s59
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Sharae was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

96 babies were named Sharae in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharae

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,289 babies named Sharae between 1962 and 2016, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 535 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sharae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharae in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharae in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,289 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sharae at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

1,289

Since 1962

55 years of records

Peak year

1991

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1962

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2016

Sharae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1962

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1991)
96
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
050100150 201620092002199519881981197419671962 5

Sharae by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
535 births that decade — 42% of Sharae's all-time total
1960s501970s1751980s3331990s5352000s1372010s59

Sharae by state

Where Sharae concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharae
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%
New York share of Sharae's total US births 4.6%
Even split

59 of 1,289 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Sharae appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharae?
1,289 babies have been named Sharae since 1962. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1991 with 96 births.
When was Sharae most popular?
Sharae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 535 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Sharae most popular?
The top states for the name Sharae are New York (59 births), Pennsylvania (59 births), California (50 births).
How long has the name Sharae been used?
Sharae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 55 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Sharae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.