Recorded 1985–2015 Girls' name Peak 1986 1,404 births

Shardae — girls' name

1,404 babies named Shardae in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s6201990s5422000s2012010s41
1980s
Peak decade

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

1986
Single peak year

200 babies were named Shardae in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shardae

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,404 babies named Shardae between 1985 and 2015, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shardae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 200 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shardae performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 620 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shardae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 102 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Shardae in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shardae 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 1,404 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.

Shardae at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

1,404

Since 1985

31 years of records

Peak year

1986

200 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1985

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2015

Shardae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1985

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1986)
200
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
-50050100150200250 201520102006200219981994199019861985 129

Shardae by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
620 births that decade — 44% of Shardae's all-time total
1980s6201990s5422000s2012010s41

Shardae by state

Where Shardae concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shardae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
102 7.3%
#2 California
100 7.1%
#3 Pennsylvania
75 5.3%
#4 Ohio
68 4.8%
#5 Texas
65 4.6%
#6 Florida
52 3.7%
#7 Illinois
51 3.6%
#8 New York
44 3.1%
Michigan share of Shardae's total US births 7.3%
Even split

102 of 1,404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Shardae appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shardae?
1,404 babies have been named Shardae since 1985. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1986 with 200 births.
When was Shardae most popular?
Shardae was most popular in the 1980s decade with 620 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Shardae most popular?
The top states for the name Shardae are Michigan (102 births), California (100 births), Pennsylvania (75 births).
How long has the name Shardae been used?
Shardae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 31 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Shardae?
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, 1985–2015 (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.