Girls' name · since 1979

Sharieka

Sharieka has 44 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#36,548 of 72,339
all-time among girls
44
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade

Sharieka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 1979.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharieka has been recorded 44 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1988.

  • #36,548 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 44 born since 1979
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharieka ranks #36,548 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.

#36,548 of 72,339
all-time among girls
44
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sharieka's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sharieka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Sharieka splits its recorded history at 1986: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Sharieka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1988

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1982)
11
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4681012 197919821985198619871988 5

Sharieka by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (37 births, 84% of the file).

1980s was Sharieka's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.

Sharieka births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 37 births (84% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharieka?
Since 1979, Social Security records show 44 babies named Sharieka. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #36,548 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1988. Its busiest year on record was 1982, with 11 births.
Where does Sharieka sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharieka ranks #36,548 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sharieka most popular?
Sharieka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Sharieka been used?
Sharieka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 10 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Sharieka?
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharieka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sharieka draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.