Recorded 1998–2016 Girls' name Peak 2006 61 births

Sharyah — girls' name

61 babies named Sharyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s382010s18

The verdict

61 girls have been named Sharyah since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

61
total births
1998–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Sharyah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sharyah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Sharyah between 1998 and 2016, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharyah 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 61 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.

Sharyah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

61

Since 1998

19 years of records

Peak year

2006

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1998

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2016

Sharyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1998

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2006)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Sharyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
38 births that decade — 62% of Sharyah's all-time total
1990s52000s382010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharyah?
61 babies have been named Sharyah since 1998. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2006 with 8 births.
When was Sharyah most popular?
Sharyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Sharyah been used?
Sharyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 19 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Sharyah?
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, 1998–2016 (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.