Recorded 1981–1991 Girls' name Peak 1989 22 births

Share — girls' name

22 babies named Share in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s11

The verdict

22 girls have been named Share since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

22
total births
1981–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Share was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

6 babies were named Share in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Share

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Share between 1981 and 1991, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Share currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Share performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Share shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Share 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 22 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.

Share at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

22

Since 1981

11 years of records

Peak year

1989

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1981

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1991

Share popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1981

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Share by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 50% of Share's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Share?
22 babies have been named Share since 1981. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1989 with 6 births.
When was Share most popular?
Share was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Share been used?
Share has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 11 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Share?
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, 1981–1991 (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.