Girls' name · since 1973
Sharea
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Sharea, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
203 girls have been named Sharea since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharea has been recorded 203 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2002.
- #19,673 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 203 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharea ranks #19,673 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 203 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharea's 203 recorded births place it above 72.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharea's full recorded timeline at 1987, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2002
- Peak year (1983)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Sharea by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (105 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Sharea's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Sharea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 105 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sharea's data
- Sharea's decade-level peak was the 1980s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1973–2002 (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 Sharea 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.