How Many People Are Named Sharen?
An estimated 2,363 people in the United States have the first name Sharen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Sharen peaked in popularity in 1947 with 209 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharen 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 Sharen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Sharen is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
2,363
About 1 in 145,051 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1947
209 births
Total Registered
3,782
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharen
Sharen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,782 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharen as a female name
Ranked #9,522 in 2013
12 female births in 2013
Peak: 1947 (209 births)
Sharen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharen span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 1,580 babies were registered. Sharen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharen by Decade
How has Sharen 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.
Sharen by State
Birth registrations for Sharen span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, California, Ohio. The lowest are in South Carolina, Hawaii, Connecticut. On average, about 61 Sharens were registered per state.
Sharen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sharen
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sharen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharen?
We estimate approximately 2,363 people named Sharen 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 145,051 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharen a common name?
Sharen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,782 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharen most popular?
Sharen reached peak popularity in 1947, when 209 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharen is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharen a female name?
Sharen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharen Smith, Sharen Johnson, Sharen 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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