Recorded 1978–1994 Girls' name Peak 1991 54 births

Sharane — girls' name

54 babies named Sharane in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71990s47

The verdict

54 girls have been named Sharane since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.

54
total births
1978–1994
years on record
1990s
peak decade
87%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Sharane was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sharane in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharane

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Sharane between 1978 and 1994, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharane performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sharane shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharane 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 54 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.

Sharane at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

54

Since 1978

17 years of records

Peak year

1991

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1978

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1994

Sharane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1978

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1991)
14
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
46810121416 199419931992199119901978 7

Sharane by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
47 births that decade — 87% of Sharane's all-time total
1970s71990s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharane?
54 babies have been named Sharane since 1978. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1991 with 14 births.
When was Sharane most popular?
Sharane was most popular in the 1990s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Sharane been used?
Sharane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 17 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Sharane?
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, 1978–1994 (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.