Girls' name · since 1978
Sharane
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Sharane, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharane is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 54 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharane has been recorded 54 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1994.
- #34,191 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharane ranks #34,191 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #34,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharane's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharane's full recorded timeline at 1992, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1994
- Peak year (1991)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Sharane by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (47 births, 87% of the file).
1990s was Sharane's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Sharane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 47 births (87% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharane: 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 (~16 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, 1978–1994 (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 Sharane 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.