Recorded 1978–2000 Girls' name Peak 1985 201 births

Shareena — girls' name

201 babies named Shareena in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s1351990s472000s5

The verdict

201 girls have been named Shareena since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2000.

201
total births
1978–2000
years on record
1980s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Shareena was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

30 babies were named Shareena in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shareena

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Shareena between 1978 and 2000, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shareena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shareena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shareena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Shareena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shareena 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 201 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.

Shareena at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

201

Since 1978

23 years of records

Peak year

1985

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1978

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2000

Shareena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1978

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1985)
30
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
010203040 2000199219891986198319801978 8

Shareena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
135 births that decade — 67% of Shareena's all-time total
1970s141980s1351990s472000s5

Shareena by state

Where Shareena concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shareena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
5 2.5%
New York share of Shareena's total US births 2.5%
Even split

5 of 201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shareena?
201 babies have been named Shareena since 1978. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1985 with 30 births.
When was Shareena most popular?
Shareena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Shareena most popular?
The top states for the name Shareena are New York (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Shareena been used?
Shareena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 23 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Shareena?
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, 1978–2000 (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.