Recorded 1961–2005 Girls' name Peak 1971 645 births

Sharise — girls' name

645 babies named Sharise in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s911970s1951980s2111990s1292000s19
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Sharise was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

29 babies were named Sharise in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharise

The Social Security Administration has registered 645 babies named Sharise between 1961 and 2005, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharise performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 211 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 74 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharise in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharise 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 645 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.

Sharise at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

645

Since 1961

45 years of records

Peak year

1971

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1961

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2005

Sharise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1961

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1971)
29
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 20051996199019841978197219661961 6

Sharise by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
211 births that decade — 33% of Sharise's all-time total
1960s911970s1951980s2111990s1292000s19

Sharise by state

Where Sharise concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sharise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
74 11.5%
#2 California
23 3.6%
#3 Illinois
5 0.8%
New York share of Sharise's total US births 11.5%
Even split

74 of 645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharise?
645 babies have been named Sharise since 1961. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1971 with 29 births.
When was Sharise most popular?
Sharise was most popular in the 1980s decade with 211 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Sharise most popular?
The top states for the name Sharise are New York (74 births), California (23 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Sharise been used?
Sharise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 45 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Sharise?
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, 1961–2005 (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.