Is Shari a boy or girl name?
Shari was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 40,967 US babies named Shari were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,965
- Babies named Shari since 1927
- 40,967
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 3,127 babies
Boys and girls named Shari, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 27 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 323 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,032 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 6,460 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 35 | 20,517 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 6 | 6,439 | 99.9% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,630 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,038 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 295 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 127 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,965 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,899 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,104 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,312 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,256 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,298 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,069 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,735 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,053 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,588 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,983 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,154 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,372 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,155 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,069 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 19 | #7,029 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,514 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,354 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,091 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,188 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,099 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,326 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,698 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,509 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,498 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,611 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,419 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,929 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,978 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,475 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,289 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,213 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,100 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 201 | #945 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 205 | #900 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 261 | #718 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 303 | #630 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 363 | #557 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 515 | #429 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 580 | #383 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 397 | #494 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 322 | #571 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 334 | #558 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 350 | #539 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 384 | #515 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 358 | #519 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 384 | #496 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 487 | #415 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 482 | #419 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 583 | #369 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 724 | #318 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 823 | #299 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,014 | #283 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,644 | 1,200 | #257 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,927 | 1,409 | #217 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,419 | #213 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,665 | #189 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,446 | 1,645 | #196 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,847 | #184 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,968 | 2,114 | #178 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 2,454 | #164 |
| 1962 | 9 | #3,016 | 2,959 | #146 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,875 | 3,117 | #142 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,888 | #195 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,491 | 1,523 | #214 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,144 | #257 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 815 | #320 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 604 | #356 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 447 | #418 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 406 | #434 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 325 | #478 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 319 | #474 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 343 | #445 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 534 | #335 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 488 | #358 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 270 | #496 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 244 | #538 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 205 | #552 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 142 | #607 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 165 | #570 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 144 | #633 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 156 | #595 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 151 | #570 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 67 | #878 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 55 | #957 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 62 | #904 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,044 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 50 | #978 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,539 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,403 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,544 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,615 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,561 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,304 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,111 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,709 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,531 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shari reached #2,875 in 1961. As a girl name, it reached #142 in 1961. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shari
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.