Shareese
Feminine
Shareese writes the sound of Charisse and Cherise in plain English letters, ending in the same -eese as cheese and geese. Those two words finish differently in the mouth, one with a z and one with an s, and the name inherits the choice.
How old is the name Shareese?
Shareese first appears in US birth records in 1964 — 61 years ago. The typical Shareese alive today was born around 1985, making them about 40 years old. About 500 people named Shareese are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Shareese most popular?
Shareese peaked in 1973, reaching #3122 nationally. See the whole 1973 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Shareese
Our Shareese reads like a name written by ear. It takes the sound of Charisse, spells the stressed vowel with the double e English trusts for a long e, and closes with the only ending English has that looks like that sound: the -eese of cheese and geese. Those two words disagree about their last consonant, cheese buzzing into a z and geese hissing out an s, so Shareese can finish either way. That small freedom is the whole of its difference from the names it echoes.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is recorded for Shareese. It sounds like Cherise, which recalls the French cerise, a cherry, and like Charisse, known through the dancer Cyd Charisse. Neither is recorded as its source, and the spelling brings no meaning of its own.
Pronouncing Shareese
shuh-REESE
Stress on the second syllable. The final sound can be an s, as in geese, or a z, as in cheese; the spelling allows both, so the family's choice is worth saying aloud once.
Nicknames for Shareese
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1964
- Most girls named
- 198527 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3122reached in 1973
- Change vs 2008
- +20.0%6 in 2012, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shareeses among us
people named Shareese are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Shareese sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- The double e fixes the stressed vowel, so no one misreads the middle of the name.
- Close in sound to Charisse and Cherise, so it is easy to say on first hearing.
- Rare enough to be distinct in any classroom.
- It will be written Charisse, Cherise and Sharice by people who hear it before they see it.
- The s-or-z ending is open, so expect both sayings until the family's is known; one correction usually settles it.
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Frequently asked
- How many Shareeses are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Shareese are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Shareese in 2025?
- Shareese is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Shareese with classmates?
- Shareese will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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