Total births
362
Girls' name · since 1944
Shary
Shary has 362 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 362
- total births
- 1944–2009
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
Shary sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 362 recorded since 1944.
Shary has 362 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2009.
- 362 total births
- 1944–2009 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
362 girls have been named Shary since 1944, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2009.
- 362
- total births
- 1944–2009
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Shary was born in this single decade.
1947
Single peak year
16 babies were named Shary in 1947 - its busiest year on record.
Shary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shary splits its recorded history at 1967: 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 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shary at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
1947
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1944
Shary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2009
- Peak year (1947)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Shary by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Shary's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Shary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
55 births
- 1950s
1950s
96 births
- 1960s
1960s
80 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 96 births (27% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shary? ▼
362 babies have been named Shary since 1944. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1947 with 16 births.
When was Shary most popular? ▼
Shary was most popular in the 1950s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Shary been used? ▼
Shary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 66 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Shary? ▼
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.
What to do with Shary's data
- Shary's decade-level peak was the 1950s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Shary
Nearby Names Like Shary
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Shary
Sharon Girl
#1224 723,024 births
Shannon Girl
#1874 295,782 births
Shawna Girl
#6004 45,531 births
Shari Girl
#13636 40,927 births
Shawn Girl
#7307 33,055 births
Compare Shary side by side: Shary vs Sharon Shary vs Shannon Shary vs Shawna
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1944–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Shary: Baby Name Since 1944 - 362 Births, Peak 1947." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shary. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Shary 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 June 2026.