Recorded 1956–2004 Girls' name Peak 1986 621 births

Sharisse — girls' name

621 babies named Sharisse in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s781970s1801980s2171990s1112000s24

The verdict

621 girls have been named Sharisse since 1956, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2004.

621
total births
1956–2004
years on record
1980s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sharisse was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

37 babies were named Sharisse in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharisse

The Social Security Administration has registered 621 babies named Sharisse between 1956 and 2004, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharisse currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharisse performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 217 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sharisse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 106 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharisse in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharisse 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 621 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.

Sharisse at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

621

Since 1956

49 years of records

Peak year

1986

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1956

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2004

Sharisse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1956

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1986)
37
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Sharisse by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
217 births that decade — 35% of Sharisse's all-time total
1950s111960s781970s1801980s2171990s1112000s24

Sharisse by state

Where Sharisse concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sharisse
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
106 17.1%
#2 California
13 2.1%
#3 Florida
6 1.0%
#4 Illinois
5 0.8%
New York share of Sharisse's total US births 17.1%
Even split

106 of 621 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharisse?
621 babies have been named Sharisse since 1956. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1986 with 37 births.
When was Sharisse most popular?
Sharisse was most popular in the 1980s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Sharisse most popular?
The top states for the name Sharisse are New York (106 births), California (13 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Sharisse been used?
Sharisse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 49 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Sharisse?
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, 1956–2004 (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.