How Many People Are Named Sharai?
An estimated 450 people in the United States have the first name Sharai. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Sharai peaked in popularity in 2000 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharai as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sharai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
450
About 1 in 761,676 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2000
23 births
Total Registered
465
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharai
Sharai is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 465 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharai as a female name
Ranked #18,065 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 2000 (23 births)
Sharai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharai span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 186 babies were registered. Sharai has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharai by Decade
How has Sharai tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sharai by State
Sharai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sharai
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Sharai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharai?
We estimate approximately 450 people named Sharai are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 761,676 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharai a common name?
Sharai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 465 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharai most popular?
Sharai reached peak popularity in 2000, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharai is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharai a female name?
Sharai is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharai Smith, Sharai Johnson, Sharai Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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