Recorded 1934–2012 Girls' name Peak 1962 1,976 births

Sharie — girls' name

1,976 babies named Sharie in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s411940s1891950s3011960s5301970s3671980s3701990s1312000s352010s12
1960s
Peak decade

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

1962
Single peak year

80 babies were named Sharie in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,976 babies named Sharie between 1934 and 2012, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 530 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Sharie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 148 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharie in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharie 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 1,976 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.

Sharie at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

1,976

Since 1934

79 years of records

Peak year

1962

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1934

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2012

Sharie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1934

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1962)
80
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Sharie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
530 births that decade — 27% of Sharie's all-time total
1930s411940s1891950s3011960s5301970s3671980s3701990s1312000s352010s12

Sharie by state

Where Sharie concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
148 7.5%
#2 Michigan
59 3.0%
#3 Ohio
16 0.8%
#4 Texas
15 0.8%
#5 New York
11 0.6%
#6 Illinois
10 0.5%
#7 Wisconsin
7 0.4%
#8 Indiana
5 0.3%
California share of Sharie's total US births 7.5%
Even split

148 of 1,976 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Sharie appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharie?
1,976 babies have been named Sharie since 1934. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1962 with 80 births.
When was Sharie most popular?
Sharie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 530 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Sharie most popular?
The top states for the name Sharie are California (148 births), Michigan (59 births), Ohio (16 births).
How long has the name Sharie been used?
Sharie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 79 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Sharie?
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, 1934–2012 (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.