Recorded 1969–1991 Girls' name Peak 1980 157 births

Sharetha — girls' name

157 babies named Sharetha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s421980s951990s15

The verdict

157 girls have been named Sharetha since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

157
total births
1969–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Sharetha was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

18 babies were named Sharetha in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharetha

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Sharetha between 1969 and 1991, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharetha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharetha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sharetha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharetha 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 157 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.

Sharetha at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

157

Since 1969

23 years of records

Peak year

1980

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1969

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1991

Sharetha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1969

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1980)
18
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 1991198819841981197819741969 5

Sharetha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
95 births that decade — 61% of Sharetha's all-time total
1960s51970s421980s951990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharetha?
157 babies have been named Sharetha since 1969. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1980 with 18 births.
When was Sharetha most popular?
Sharetha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Sharetha been used?
Sharetha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 23 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Sharetha?
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, 1969–1991 (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.