Recorded 1944–1994 Girls' name Peak 1969 551 births

Sharene — girls' name

551 babies named Sharene in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s341950s1011960s1471970s1401980s941990s35
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Sharene was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

24 babies were named Sharene in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharene

The Social Security Administration has registered 551 babies named Sharene between 1944 and 1994, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharene performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sharene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharene in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharene 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 551 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.

Sharene at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

551

Since 1944

51 years of records

Peak year

1969

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1944

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1994

Sharene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1944

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1969)
24
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0510152025 19941987198019731966195919511944 6

Sharene by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
147 births that decade — 27% of Sharene's all-time total
1940s341950s1011960s1471970s1401980s941990s35

Sharene by state

Where Sharene concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sharene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
23 4.2%
#2 New Jersey
5 0.9%
New York share of Sharene's total US births 4.2%
Even split

23 of 551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharene?
551 babies have been named Sharene since 1944. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1969 with 24 births.
When was Sharene most popular?
Sharene was most popular in the 1960s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Sharene most popular?
The top states for the name Sharene are New York (23 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Sharene been used?
Sharene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 51 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Sharene?
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.

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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, 1944–1994 (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.