Recorded 1985–2020 Girls' name Peak 1987 615 births

Sharayah — girls' name

615 babies named Sharayah in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s2481990s2642000s632010s352020s5
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Sharayah was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

63 babies were named Sharayah in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 615 babies named Sharayah between 1985 and 2020, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharayah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharayah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharayah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Oregon. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharayah in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharayah 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 615 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.

Sharayah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

615

Since 1985

36 years of records

Peak year

1987

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1985

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2020

Sharayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1985

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1987)
63
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080 202020122006200219981994199019861985 18

Sharayah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
264 births that decade — 43% of Sharayah's all-time total
1980s2481990s2642000s632010s352020s5

Sharayah by state

Where Sharayah concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
47 7.6%
#2 Texas
22 3.6%
#3 Oregon
17 2.8%
#4 Washington
10 1.6%
#5 Arizona
6 1.0%
#6 Michigan
5 0.8%
#7 New York
5 0.8%
#8 Ohio
5 0.8%
California share of Sharayah's total US births 7.6%
Even split

47 of 615 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharayah?
615 babies have been named Sharayah since 1985. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1987 with 63 births.
When was Sharayah most popular?
Sharayah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Sharayah most popular?
The top states for the name Sharayah are California (47 births), Texas (22 births), Oregon (17 births).
How long has the name Sharayah been used?
Sharayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 36 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Sharayah?
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, 1985–2020 (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.