Girls' name · since 1969
Sharena
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.
- #11,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 523
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 523 have been recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharena has been recorded 523 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2003.
- #11,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 523 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharena ranks #11,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 523 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 523
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharena's 523 recorded births place it above 84.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Sharena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharena's full recorded timeline at 1986, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2003
- Peak year (1985)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Sharena by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (250 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Sharena's strongest decade.
250 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Sharena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
100 births
- 1980s
1980s
250 births
- 1990s
1990s
145 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 250 births (48% of all-time use).
How Sharena 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 Sharena's total volume
Sharena by state
Where Sharena concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| 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% |
12 of 523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sharena's data
- Sharena's decade-level peak was the 1980s (250 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Sharenas (12 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1969–2003 (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 Sharena 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.