Recorded 1941–2019 Girls' name Peak 1972 986 births

Shareen — girls' name

986 babies named Shareen in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s741950s1061960s1661970s2611980s1931990s1222000s482010s16
1970s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Shareen was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

39 babies were named Shareen in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shareen

The Social Security Administration has registered 986 babies named Shareen between 1941 and 2019, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shareen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shareen performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 261 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Shareen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Shareen in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shareen 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 986 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.

Shareen at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

986

Since 1941

79 years of records

Peak year

1972

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1941

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2019

Shareen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1941

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1972)
39
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Shareen by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
261 births that decade — 26% of Shareen's all-time total
1940s741950s1061960s1661970s2611980s1931990s1222000s482010s16

Shareen by state

Where Shareen concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shareen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
122 12.4%
#2 California
58 5.9%
#3 New Jersey
5 0.5%
New York share of Shareen's total US births 12.4%
Even split

122 of 986 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shareen?
986 babies have been named Shareen since 1941. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1972 with 39 births.
When was Shareen most popular?
Shareen was most popular in the 1970s decade with 261 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Shareen most popular?
The top states for the name Shareen are New York (122 births), California (58 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Shareen been used?
Shareen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 79 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Shareen?
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, 1941–2019 (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.