Recorded 1974–1989 Girls' name Peak 1981 71 births

Shareta — girls' name

71 babies named Shareta in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s261980s45

The verdict

71 girls have been named Shareta since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

71
total births
1974–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Shareta was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shareta in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shareta

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Shareta between 1974 and 1989, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shareta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shareta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shareta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shareta 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 71 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.

Shareta at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

71

Since 1974

16 years of records

Peak year

1981

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1974

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1989

Shareta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1974

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1981)
11
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 1989198819831982198119801979197719761974 5

Shareta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
45 births that decade — 63% of Shareta's all-time total
1970s261980s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shareta?
71 babies have been named Shareta since 1974. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1981 with 11 births.
When was Shareta most popular?
Shareta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Shareta been used?
Shareta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 16 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Shareta?
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, 1974–1989 (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.