Girls' name · since 1965
Sheray
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 151 babies named Sheray, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
151 girls have been named Sheray since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheray has been recorded 151 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2009.
- #22,729 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 151 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheray ranks #22,729 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheray's 151 recorded births place it above 68.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sheray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sheray's full recorded timeline at 1983, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sheray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2009
- Peak year (1992)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Sheray by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (53 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Sheray's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sheray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 53 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sheray's data
- Sheray's decade-level peak was the 1980s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1965–2009 (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 Sheray 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.