Girls' name · since 1944
Sharene
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 551 babies named Sharene, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 551
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
551 girls have been named Sharene since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharene has been recorded 551 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1994.
- #11,162 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 551 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharene ranks #11,162 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 551 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 551
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sharene's 551 recorded births place it above 84.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sharene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharene's full recorded timeline at 1970, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1994
- Peak year (1969)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Sharene by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (147 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Sharene's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Sharene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s
1950s
101 births
- 1960s
1960s
147 births
- 1970s
1970s
140 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 147 births (27% of all-time use).
How Sharene 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 Sharene's total volume
Sharene by state
Where Sharene concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 23 | 4.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
23 of 551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sharene's data
- Sharene's decade-level peak was the 1960s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sharenes (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sharene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1944–1994 (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 Sharene 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.