Recorded 1979–1988 Girls' name Peak 1982 44 births

Sharieka — girls' name

44 babies named Sharieka in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s37

The verdict

44 girls have been named Sharieka since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.

44
total births
1979–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
84%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Sharieka was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sharieka in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharieka

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Sharieka between 1979 and 1988, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharieka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharieka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sharieka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharieka 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 44 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.

Sharieka at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

44

Since 1979

10 years of records

Peak year

1982

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1979

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1988

Sharieka popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1982)
11
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 198819871986198519821979 7

Sharieka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
37 births that decade — 84% of Sharieka's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharieka?
44 babies have been named Sharieka since 1979. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1982 with 11 births.
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.

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, 1979–1988 (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.