Recorded 1944–1983 Girls' name Peak 1973 101 births

Sharalee — girls' name

101 babies named Sharalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s71960s211970s441980s29

The verdict

101 girls have been named Sharalee since 1944, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

101
total births
1944–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Sharalee was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sharalee in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Sharalee between 1944 and 1983, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharalee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sharalee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharalee 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 101 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.

Sharalee at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

101

Since 1944

40 years of records

Peak year

1973

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1944

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1983

Sharalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1944

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1973)
9
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
45678910 19831981197919771974196919631944 7

Sharalee by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
44 births that decade — 44% of Sharalee's all-time total
1940s71960s211970s441980s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharalee?
101 babies have been named Sharalee since 1944. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1973 with 9 births.
When was Sharalee most popular?
Sharalee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Sharalee been used?
Sharalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 40 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Sharalee?
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.

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, 1944–1983 (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.