Recorded 1948–1989 Girls' name Peak 1980 253 births

Shere — girls' name

253 babies named Shere in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s331960s451970s731980s91

The verdict

253 girls have been named Shere since 1948, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

253
total births
1948–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Shere was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

12 babies were named Shere in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shere

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Shere between 1948 and 1989, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shere currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shere performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shere shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shere 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 253 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.

Shere at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

253

Since 1948

42 years of records

Peak year

1980

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1948

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1989

Shere popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1948

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1980)
12
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
468101214 198919851981197719731967196019541948 5

Shere by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
91 births that decade — 36% of Shere's all-time total
1940s111950s331960s451970s731980s91

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shere?
253 babies have been named Shere since 1948. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1980 with 12 births.
When was Shere most popular?
Shere was most popular in the 1980s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Shere been used?
Shere has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 42 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Shere?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, 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, 1948–1989 (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.