Recorded 1969–2003 Girls' name Peak 1985 523 births

Sharena — girls' name

523 babies named Sharena in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s1001980s2501990s1452000s20
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Sharena was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

55 babies were named Sharena in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharena

The Social Security Administration has registered 523 babies named Sharena between 1969 and 2003, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 250 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharena in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharena 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 523 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.

Sharena at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

523

Since 1969

35 years of records

Peak year

1985

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1969

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2003

Sharena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1969

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1985)
55
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0204060 20031997199219871982197719721969 8

Sharena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
250 births that decade — 48% of Sharena's all-time total
1960s81970s1001980s2501990s1452000s20

Sharena by state

Where Sharena concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Sharena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
12 2.3%
#2 Texas
10 1.9%
#3 South Carolina
6 1.1%
#4 Louisiana
5 1.0%
#5 North Carolina
5 1.0%
#6 New York
5 1.0%
Florida share of Sharena's total US births 2.3%
Even split

12 of 523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharena?
523 babies have been named Sharena since 1969. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1985 with 55 births.
When was Sharena most popular?
Sharena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 250 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Sharena most popular?
The top states for the name Sharena are Florida (12 births), Texas (10 births), South Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Sharena been used?
Sharena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 35 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Sharena?
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, 1969–2003 (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.