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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Shari has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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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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 1965
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#65 · 1 in 236
- Nebraska#88 · 1 in 330
- North Dakota#95 · 1 in 317
- Kansas#109 · 1 in 428
- Minnesota#109 · 1 in 442
Best ever in a state: #61 in Hawaii, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #65 | 23 | 1 in 236 |
| Nebraska | #88 | 35 | 1 in 330 |
| North Dakota | #95 | 16 | 1 in 317 |
| Kansas | #109 | 36 | 1 in 428 |
| Minnesota | #109 | 71 | 1 in 442 |
| Utah | #113 | 20 | 1 in 432 |
| Iowa | #121 | 44 | 1 in 503 |
| Wisconsin | #123 | 64 | 1 in 572 |
| Alaska | #124 | 6 | 1 in 381 |
| Oklahoma | #133 | 32 | 1 in 532 |
| Oregon | #133 | 25 | 1 in 539 |
| Washington | #137 | 38 | 1 in 583 |
| Indiana | #138 | 67 | 1 in 641 |
| Vermont | #140 | 5 | 1 in 589 |
| South Dakota | #145 | 9 | 1 in 571 |
| New York | #149 | 212 | 1 in 725 |
| Idaho | #152 | 8 | 1 in 587 |
| Maine | #157 | 11 | 1 in 746 |
| Montana | #157 | 8 | 1 in 608 |
| Michigan | #159 | 93 | 1 in 794 |
| New Hampshire | #161 | 6 | 1 in 841 |
| Pennsylvania | #161 | 108 | 1 in 861 |
| California | #173 | 200 | 1 in 808 |
| Illinois | #175 | 104 | 1 in 878 |
| Connecticut | #179 | 24 | 1 in 959 |
| Missouri | #180 | 42 | 1 in 867 |
| Ohio | #181 | 91 | 1 in 967 |
| Colorado | #183 | 20 | 1 in 795 |
| Rhode Island | #183 | 6 | 1 in 1,218 |
| Maryland | #186 | 29 | 1 in 973 |
| West Virginia | #203 | 12 | 1 in 1,130 |
| Florida | #205 | 46 | 1 in 965 |
| Massachusetts | #206 | 35 | 1 in 1,350 |
| Kentucky | #211 | 23 | 1 in 1,164 |
| New Jersey | #233 | 37 | 1 in 1,456 |
| Arkansas | #237 | 12 | 1 in 1,244 |
| Texas | #239 | 77 | 1 in 1,246 |
| Virginia | #239 | 25 | 1 in 1,459 |
| District of Columbia | #257 | 9 | 1 in 1,300 |
| Louisiana | #279 | 21 | 1 in 1,592 |
| Tennessee | #284 | 16 | 1 in 2,000 |
| Arizona | #293 | 10 | 1 in 1,340 |
| Mississippi | #315 | 11 | 1 in 1,891 |
| North Carolina | #325 | 17 | 1 in 2,459 |
| Georgia | #341 | 16 | 1 in 2,553 |
| Alabama | #366 | 11 | 1 in 2,681 |
| South Carolina | #402 | 7 | 1 in 3,217 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| 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
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
| 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 1965
girls
#184
1,847 births · 1 in 956 girls
Top girls' names in 1965
More about 1965
girls
1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 956 of them was named Shari, which outranked 97.6% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Shari
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.