Girls' name · since 1981
Sheara
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Sheara, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #56,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Sheara since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sheara recorded 10 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1988.
- #56,546 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheara ranks #56,546 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #56,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheara's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sheara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sheara's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded.
Sheara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1988
- Peak year (1981)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Sheara by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Sheara's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sheara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sheara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1981–1988 (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 Sheara 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.