Girls' name · since 1998
Sharyah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Sharyah, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sharyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 61 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharyah has been recorded 61 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2016.
- #32,752 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharyah ranks #32,752 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #32,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sharyah's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sharyah splits its recorded history at 2008: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sharyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2016
- Peak year (2006)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2016.
61 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 8 births in a single year.
Sharyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (38 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Sharyah's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Sharyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (62% of all-time use).
Sharyah decade highlights
- Peak decade 38 births
- Runner-up 18 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Sharyah's data
- Sharyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2010s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1998–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Sharyah 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 August 2026.
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