Recorded 1980–1991 Girls' name Peak 1991 19 births

Sharaye — girls' name

19 babies named Sharaye in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s13

The verdict

19 girls have been named Sharaye since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1991.

19
total births
1980–1991
years on record
1990s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Sharaye was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sharaye in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharaye

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Sharaye between 1980 and 1991, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharaye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharaye performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sharaye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharaye 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 19 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.

Sharaye at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

19

Since 1980

12 years of records

Peak year

1991

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1980

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1991

Sharaye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1980

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
468101214 19911980 6

Sharaye by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 68% of Sharaye's all-time total
1980s61990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharaye?
19 babies have been named Sharaye since 1980. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 13 births.
When was Sharaye most popular?
Sharaye was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Sharaye been used?
Sharaye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 12 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Sharaye?
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, 1980–1991 (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.