Recorded 1973–2002 Girls' name Peak 1983 203 births

Sharea — girls' name

203 babies named Sharea in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s1051990s572000s10

The verdict

203 girls have been named Sharea since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2002.

203
total births
1973–2002
years on record
1980s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Sharea was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

16 babies were named Sharea in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharea

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Sharea between 1973 and 2002, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sharea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharea 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 203 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.

Sharea at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

203

Since 1973

30 years of records

Peak year

1983

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1973

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2002

Sharea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1973

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1983)
16
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 200219951992198919861983198019751973 5

Sharea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
105 births that decade — 52% of Sharea's all-time total
1970s311980s1051990s572000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharea?
203 babies have been named Sharea since 1973. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1983 with 16 births.
When was Sharea most popular?
Sharea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Sharea been used?
Sharea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 30 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Sharea?
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, 1973–2002 (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.