Recorded 1969–2008 Girls' name Peak 1986 191 births

Sharis — girls' name

191 babies named Sharis in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s391980s591990s382000s49

The verdict

191 girls have been named Sharis since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2008.

191
total births
1969–2008
years on record
1980s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Sharis was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sharis in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharis

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Sharis between 1969 and 2008, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharis performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharis 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 191 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.

Sharis at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

191

Since 1969

40 years of records

Peak year

1986

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1969

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2008

Sharis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1969

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1986)
10
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 20082004199619901986198119741969 6

Sharis by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
59 births that decade — 31% of Sharis's all-time total
1960s61970s391980s591990s382000s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharis?
191 babies have been named Sharis since 1969. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1986 with 10 births.
When was Sharis most popular?
Sharis was most popular in the 1980s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Sharis been used?
Sharis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 40 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Sharis?
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, 1969–2008 (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.