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
- Peak · girls
- 1961 · 3,117 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 40,927since 1927
Shari over time
Rank among girls' names. Shari has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | — | |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | — | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | — | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | — | |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | — | |
| 2019 | #7,025 | 16 | — | |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 | — | |
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | #10,113 | 10 | — | |
| 2015 | #9,481 | 11 | — | |
| 2014 | #7,302 | 16 | — | |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 | — | |
| 2011 | #7,118 | 17 | — | |
| 2010 | #5,977 | 22 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,931 | 29 | — | |
| 2008 | #6,799 | 19 | — | |
| 2007 | #6,323 | 21 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,233 | 26 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,958 | 26 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,062 | 25 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,034 | 33 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,283 | 42 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,631 | 36 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,453 | 38 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,443 | 36 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,570 | 53 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,391 | 55 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,915 | 75 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,955 | 70 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,465 | 108 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,284 | 132 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,207 | 144 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,097 | 164 | — | |
| 1990 | #943 | 201 | — | |
| 1989 | #897 | 205 | — | |
| 1988 | #717 | 261 | — | |
| 1987 | #630 | 303 | — | |
| 1986 | #557 | 363 | — | |
| 1985 | #426 | 516 | — | |
| 1984 | #383 | 580 | — | |
| 1983 | #493 | 397 | — | |
| 1982 | #569 | 322 | — | |
| 1981 | #558 | 333 | — | |
| 1980 | #538 | 350 | — | |
| 1979 | #514 | 384 | — | |
| 1978 | #519 | 358 | — | |
| 1977 | #496 | 384 | — | |
| 1976 | #415 | 487 | — | |
| 1975 | #418 | 482 | — | |
| 1974 | #369 | 583 | — | |
| 1973 | #318 | 724 | — | |
| 1972 | #298 | 823 | — | |
| 1971 | #283 | 1,014 | — | |
| 1970 | #257 | 1,200 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #217 | 1,409 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #213 | 1,418 | — | |
| 1967 | #189 | 1,665 | — | |
| 1966 | #196 | 1,644 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #184 | 1,847 | — | |
| 1964 | #178 | 2,114 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #164 | 2,455 | — | |
| 1962 | #146 | 2,959 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #142 | 3,117 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #195 | 1,888 | — | |
| 1959 | #214 | 1,523 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #257 | 1,144 | — | |
| 1957 | #319 | 815 | — | |
| 1956 | #356 | 604 | — | |
| 1955 | #418 | 447 | — | |
| 1954 | #433 | 406 | — | |
| 1953 | #478 | 325 | — | |
| 1952 | #473 | 319 | — | |
| 1951 | #445 | 343 | — | |
| 1950 | #335 | 534 | — | |
| 1949 | #356 | 488 | — | |
| 1948 | #495 | 270 | — | |
| 1947 | #538 | 243 | — | |
| 1946 | #551 | 205 | — | |
| 1945 | #604 | 142 | — | |
| 1944 | #568 | 165 | — | |
| 1943 | #632 | 144 | — | |
| 1942 | #593 | 156 | — | |
| 1941 | #567 | 151 | — | |
| 1940 | #868 | 67 | — | |
| 1939 | #953 | 55 | — | |
| 1938 | #899 | 62 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,035 | 47 | — | |
| 1936 | #968 | 50 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,514 | 24 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,372 | 28 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,513 | 24 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | — | |
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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 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nebraska#74 · 1 in 306
- New York#147 · 1 in 710
- Vermont#155 · 1 in 718
- Minnesota#168 · 1 in 863
- Michigan#169 · 1 in 892
Best ever in a state: #61 in Hawaii, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #74 | 48 | 1 in 306 |
| New York | #147 | 237 | 1 in 710 |
| Vermont | #155 | 5 | 1 in 718 |
| Minnesota | #168 | 46 | 1 in 863 |
| Michigan | #169 | 101 | 1 in 892 |
| New Hampshire | #169 | 6 | 1 in 919 |
| Connecticut | #170 | 25 | 1 in 977 |
| Iowa | #173 | 34 | 1 in 842 |
| New Jersey | #180 | 58 | 1 in 986 |
| Oklahoma | #184 | 24 | 1 in 889 |
| Kansas | #189 | 21 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Washington | #189 | 30 | 1 in 951 |
| Wisconsin | #190 | 36 | 1 in 1,234 |
| Oregon | #196 | 17 | 1 in 898 |
| Montana | #197 | 8 | 1 in 849 |
| District of Columbia | #199 | 12 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Indiana | #200 | 41 | 1 in 1,221 |
| South Dakota | #203 | 7 | 1 in 1,041 |
| Pennsylvania | #205 | 87 | 1 in 1,314 |
| Idaho | #206 | 7 | 1 in 907 |
| Missouri | #207 | 35 | 1 in 1,285 |
| California | #212 | 147 | 1 in 1,132 |
| Colorado | #215 | 18 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Utah | #222 | 10 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Illinois | #225 | 75 | 1 in 1,445 |
| Ohio | #227 | 71 | 1 in 1,492 |
| North Dakota | #230 | 6 | 1 in 1,157 |
| Maine | #236 | 6 | 1 in 1,646 |
| West Virginia | #239 | 12 | 1 in 1,527 |
| Maryland | #245 | 18 | 1 in 1,694 |
| Massachusetts | #252 | 23 | 1 in 2,324 |
| Florida | #257 | 31 | 1 in 1,574 |
| Texas | #263 | 77 | 1 in 1,478 |
| Kentucky | #293 | 14 | 1 in 2,356 |
| Arkansas | #319 | 8 | 1 in 2,226 |
| Alabama | #339 | 14 | 1 in 2,528 |
| Virginia | #339 | 14 | 1 in 2,899 |
| North Carolina | #346 | 18 | 1 in 2,727 |
| Louisiana | #352 | 17 | 1 in 2,332 |
| New Mexico | #376 | 5 | 1 in 2,402 |
| Tennessee | #388 | 10 | 1 in 3,659 |
| Georgia | #405 | 13 | 1 in 3,442 |
| Arizona | #436 | 5 | 1 in 2,878 |
| South Carolina | #438 | 7 | 1 in 3,799 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1927
- Peaked 1961 at #142 (3,117 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1938–1990
- Highest: 1 in 648 girls born in 1961 were named Shari (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 50.1% of all girls named Shari (20,516) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 27 | #2,921 (1929) | #3,214 |
| 1930s | 323 | #899 (1938) | #1,623 |
| 1940s | 2,031 | #356 (1949) | #577 |
| 1950s | 6,460 | #214 (1959) | #373 |
| 1960s | 20,516 | #142 (1961) | #182 |
| 1970s | 6,439 | #257 (1970) | #389 |
| 1980s | 3,630 | #383 (1984) | #577 |
| 1990s | 1,038 | #943 (1990) | #1,827 |
| 2000s | 295 | #3,283 (2002) | #4,771 |
| 2010s | 127 | #5,977 (2010) | #8,378 |
| 2020s | 41 | #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 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 1,329 of them was named Shari, which outranked 97.0% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 426,904 of them was named Shari, which outranked 12.8% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 584 names at #3,988; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.