Shari

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · Last seen for boys in 1970 at #4,230
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1961 · 3,117 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
40,927
since 1927

Shari over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Shari has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #142, 1961girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,9178—
2024#13,4776—
2023#13,4626—
2022#10,3839—
2021#15,2515—
2020#12,1427—
2019#7,02516—
2018#8,61712—
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2016#10,11310—
2015#9,48111—
2014#7,30216—
2013#11,9698—
2012#7,80415—
2011#7,11817—
2010#5,97722—
2009#4,93129—
2008#6,79919—
2007#6,32321—
2006#5,23326—
2005#4,95826—
2004#5,06225—
2003#4,03433—
2002#3,28342—
2001#3,63136—
2000#3,45338—
1999#3,44336—
1998#2,57053—
1997#2,39155—
1996#1,91575—
1995#1,95570—
1994#1,465108—
1993#1,284132—
1992#1,207144—
1991#1,097164—
1990#943201—
1989#897205—
1988#717261—
1987#630303—
1986#557363—
1985#426516—
1984#383580—
1983#493397—
1982#569322—
1981#558333—
1980#538350—
1979#514384—
1978#519358—
1977#496384—
1976#415487—
1975#418482—
1974#369583—
1973#318724—
1972#298823—
1971#2831,014—
1970#2571,200#4,2306
1969#2171,409#4,4045
1968#2131,418—
1967#1891,665—
1966#1961,644#3,9485
1965#1841,847—
1964#1782,114#3,6016
1963#1642,455—
1962#1462,959#2,8489
1961#1423,117#2,70610
1960#1951,888—
1959#2141,523#3,9885
1958#2571,144—
1957#319815—
1956#356604—
1955#418447—
1954#433406—
1953#478325—
1952#473319—
1951#445343—
1950#335534—
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1948#495270—
1947#538243—
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1945#604142—
1944#568165—
1943#632144—
1942#593156—
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1936#96850—
1935#1,51424—
1934#1,37228—
1933#1,51324—
1932#2,49012—
1931#2,42712—
1930#3,0559—
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1928#3,4368—
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First appearance
1927

The first year at least five girls were named Shari! It came in at #3,284, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2017, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Shari is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedNHWashington: #388 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,483 girlsWAIdaho: #232 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,096 girlsIDMontana: #193 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 766 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #124 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 457 girlsNDMinnesota: #189 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsMNIllinois: #439 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,030 girlsILWisconsin: #259 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,830 girlsWIMichigan: #394 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,095 girlsMINew York: #276 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,543 girlsNYMassachusetts: #319 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedSDIowa: #259 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,730 girlsIAIndiana: #391 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,865 girlsINOhio: #366 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,667 girlsOHPennsylvania: #338 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,323 girlsPANew Jersey: #434 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,768 girlsNJConnecticut: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,304 girlsCTCalifornia: #577 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 4,195 girlsCAUtah: #180 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 823 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedCONebraska: #161 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 728 girlsNEMissouri: #382 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,913 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedWVVirginia: #430 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,383 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedNMKansas: #395 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,514 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedARTennessee: #599 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,286 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #465 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,189 girlsOKLouisiana: #557 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,652 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Shari, so not publishedALGeorgia: #713 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,193 girlsGAHawaii: #132 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 451 girlsHITexas: #572 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,988 girlsTXFlorida: #471 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,180 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#124 · 1 in 457
  2. Hawaii#132 · 1 in 451
  3. Nebraska#161 · 1 in 728
  4. Utah#180 · 1 in 823
  5. Minnesota#189 · 1 in 1,098

Best ever in a state: #61 in Hawaii, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#12491 in 457
Hawaii#132101 in 451
Nebraska#161131 in 728
Utah#180151 in 823
Minnesota#189221 in 1,098
Montana#19351 in 766
Idaho#23251 in 1,096
Iowa#259101 in 1,730
Wisconsin#259151 in 1,830
New York#276661 in 1,543
Massachusetts#319131 in 2,260
Pennsylvania#338281 in 2,323
Connecticut#35761 in 2,304
Ohio#366261 in 2,667
Missouri#382101 in 2,913
Washington#38881 in 2,483
Indiana#391121 in 2,865
Michigan#394181 in 3,095
Kansas#39551 in 2,514
Virginia#43081 in 3,383
New Jersey#434131 in 2,768
Illinois#439231 in 3,030
Oklahoma#46551 in 3,189
Florida#471131 in 3,180
Louisiana#55771 in 3,652
Texas#572241 in 3,988
California#577331 in 4,195
Tennessee#59951 in 5,286
Georgia#71351 in 6,193
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Shari
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 2,560 spots since 2024 (#13,477 → #10,917)
  • 1,225 spots since 2020 (#12,142 → #10,917)
  • 1,436 spots since 2015 (#9,481 → #10,917)
  • Biggest jump: 546 spots in 1936 (#1,514 → #968)
  • Biggest drop: 180 spots in 1989 (#717 → #897)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1927
  • Peaked 1961 at #142 (3,117 births)
  • Births halved by 1968, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 54 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1938–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 648
  • Highest: 1 in 648 girls born in 1961 were named Shari (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 50.1% of all girls named Shari (20,516) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s27#2,921 (1929)#3,214
1930s323#899 (1938)#1,623
1940s2,031#356 (1949)#577
1950s6,460#214 (1959)#373
1960s20,516#142 (1961)#182
1970s6,439#257 (1970)#389
1980s3,630#383 (1984)#577
1990s1,038#943 (1990)#1,827
2000s295#3,283 (2002)#4,771
2010s127#5,977 (2010)#8,378
2020s41#10,383 (2022)#12,605

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Shari in 1975

girls
#418
482 births · 1 in 3,025 girls

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #418Shari482
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 3,025 of them was named Shari, which outranked 96.1% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shari
  1. #415Lorie486
  2. #415Tamiko486
  3. #417Krystal485
  4. #418Shari482
  5. #418Lakesha482
  6. #420Lashonda481
  7. #421Kisha478
  8. #422Emma477

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1975 →