Recorded 1961–2007 Girls' name Peak 1980 887 births

Sharese — girls' name

887 babies named Sharese in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s791970s2551980s3371990s1642000s52
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Sharese was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

53 babies were named Sharese in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharese

The Social Security Administration has registered 887 babies named Sharese between 1961 and 2007, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharese performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 337 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharese shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 99 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharese in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharese 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 887 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.

Sharese at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

887

Since 1961

47 years of records

Peak year

1980

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1961

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2007

Sharese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1961

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1980)
53
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0204060 200720001994198819821976197019641961 14

Sharese by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
337 births that decade — 38% of Sharese's all-time total
1960s791970s2551980s3371990s1642000s52

Sharese by state

Where Sharese concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Sharese
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
99 11.2%
#2 California
12 1.4%
#3 Illinois
11 1.2%
#4 Michigan
5 0.6%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.6%
#6 Ohio
5 0.6%
New York share of Sharese's total US births 11.2%
Even split

99 of 887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharese?
887 babies have been named Sharese since 1961. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1980 with 53 births.
When was Sharese most popular?
Sharese was most popular in the 1980s decade with 337 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Sharese most popular?
The top states for the name Sharese are New York (99 births), California (12 births), Illinois (11 births).
How long has the name Sharese been used?
Sharese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 47 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Sharese?
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, 1961–2007 (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.