Sharie
A feminine name derived from the French word "cherie" meaning "beloved".
Name Census estimates that about 1,600 living Americans carry the first name Sharie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Sharie today is around 54 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sharie births was 1962 (80 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sharie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.6K
~ 1 in 214,221 Americans
Peak year
1962
80 babies that year
Average age
54
years old
2012 SSA rank
#16,550
Tracked since 1934
Census
Sharie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,720 people with the first name Sharie, which placed it at #8,431 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,431
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,720 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
64.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sharie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sharie is White at 64.2%. The next largest groups are Black (24.9%) and Two or More Races (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sharie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Sharie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White64.2% · 1,104
- Black or African American24.9% · 429
- Two or more races3.9% · 67
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 59
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 51
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 10
Popularity
Sharie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sharie from the 1930s through to the 2010s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 530 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sharie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sharie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Sharies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. California, Michigan, Ohio recorded the most babies named Sharie, while Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Indiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 28 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sharie
The name Sharie is a feminine form of the male name Shari, which has its origins in the Persian language. The name Shari is derived from the Persian word "shahr," meaning "city" or "town." It is believed to have been used as a name in Persia (present-day Iran) as early as the 6th century AD.
In the Islamic tradition, the name Shari is sometimes associated with the concept of "sharia," which refers to the religious law derived from the religious precepts of Islam. However, the connection between the name Shari and the word "sharia" is not definitive, and the name itself predates the emergence of Islam.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sharie can be found in the writings of the 9th-century Persian poet Abū Nuwās, who mentioned a woman named Sharie in one of his poems. This suggests that the feminine form of the name was in use by that time.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Sharie. One such person was Sharie al-Mulk (1028-1092), a Persian vizier (minister) who served under the Seljuk Empire. She was known for her political acumen and her patronage of the arts and sciences.
In the 13th century, there was a Persian poet and mystic named Sharie al-Din Mahmud Shabestari (1288-1340), who wrote extensively on Sufism and Islamic mysticism. His most famous work is the poem "The Secret Garden" (Gulshan-i Raz).
Another notable figure was Sharie Khan (1614-1672), a Mughal general and governor who served under the Indian emperors Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. He was known for his military exploits and his role in the expansion of the Mughal Empire.
In more recent times, Sharie Lewis (1935-1998) was an American actress and singer who appeared in numerous television shows and movies, including the long-running sitcom "The Jeffersons."
Sharie Vivanko (born 1954) is an American author and spiritual teacher who has written several books on personal growth and self-empowerment.
While the name Sharie has its roots in the Persian language and culture, it has been adopted and used in various parts of the world, particularly in English-speaking countries. However, its historical origins and associations with the Persian culture and language remain an integral part of its meaning and significance.
People
Sharie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sharie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,600 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sharie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 214,221 US residents.
Is Sharie a common name?
We classify Sharie as "Rare". It ranks above 92.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,976 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sharie most popular?
The single biggest year for Sharie was 1962, when 80 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sharie is about 54 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sharie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,720 people with the name Sharie, or 0.57 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,431 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Sharie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Sharie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sharie appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,726 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Sharie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sharie is White at 64.2%. The next largest groups are Black (24.9%) and Two or More Races (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Sharie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Sharie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.2% (1,104 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Sharie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sharie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sharie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Sharie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sharie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Sharie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Sharie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.