Recorded 1971–2017 Girls' name Peak 2000 465 births

Sharai — girls' name

465 babies named Sharai in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s751990s1322000s1862010s42
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sharai was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

23 babies were named Sharai in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharai

The Social Security Administration has registered 465 babies named Sharai between 1971 and 2017, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 56 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharai in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharai 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 465 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.

Sharai at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

465

Since 1971

47 years of records

Peak year

2000

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1971

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2017

Sharai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1971

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2000)
23
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0510152025 201720102005200019951990198519791971 10

Sharai by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
186 births that decade — 40% of Sharai's all-time total
1970s301980s751990s1322000s1862010s42

Sharai by state

Where Sharai concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sharai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
56 12.0%
#2 Texas
5 1.1%
California share of Sharai's total US births 12.0%
Even split

56 of 465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharai?
465 babies have been named Sharai since 1971. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2000 with 23 births.
When was Sharai most popular?
Sharai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Sharai most popular?
The top states for the name Sharai are California (56 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Sharai been used?
Sharai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 47 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Sharai?
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, 1971–2017 (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.