Girls' name · since 1972
Shareka
795 babies named Shareka in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 795
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shareka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 795 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Shareka recorded 795 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1999.
- #8,778 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 795 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shareka ranks #8,778 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 795 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 795
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shareka's 795 recorded births place it above 87.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Shareka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shareka's full recorded timeline at 1986, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% 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 1986 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shareka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1999
- Peak year (1986)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shareka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (481 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Shareka's strongest decade.
481 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Shareka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 132
1970s
132 births
- 1980s
1980s
481 births
- 1990s 182
1990s
182 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 481 births (61% of all-time use).
How Shareka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shareka's total volume
Shareka by state
Where Shareka concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 72 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 59 | 7.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 51 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 27 | 3.4% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 23 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Texas | | 22 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 7 | 0.9% |
72 of 795 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Shareka appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Shareka's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (481 total births) through the 1990s (182) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Sharekas (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shareka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1972–1999 (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 Shareka 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.