Sharice
Feminine
Sharice belongs to a family with at least three competing accounts of where it came from and no evidence for any of them. One traces it to a French surname made famous as a stage name, one to a blend of two other names, and one to a straightforward American coinage from a front and an ending. All three are printed confidently somewhere, which is a reliable sign that nobody knows.
How old is the name Sharice?
Sharice first appears in US birth records in 1965 — 60 years ago. The typical Sharice alive today was born around 1986, making them about 39 years old. About 1,400 people named Sharice are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Sharice most popular?
Sharice peaked in 1971, reaching #1828 nationally. See the whole 1971 chart.
Where it comes from
From A French surname made visible as a stage name to Sharice
Our story of Sharice
The stage-name account is worth setting out because it is the most specific. A dancer born in Texas with an entirely different surname married a French dancing teacher, took his name professionally, and became one of the most visible performers in American film musicals through the nineteen fifties. The surname was real and French; the first name she used was invented for her by a studio out of a family nickname. American parents heard the full billing, liked it, and used pieces of it. That is a well-attested route for a name to enter the register, and it fits the dates reasonably. It also cannot be demonstrated, because the same letters were being produced independently by families combining a fashionable front with a fashionable ending, and the certificates look identical either way.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source is established and the competing accounts cannot be separated. The ending is a French feminine suffix that arrived attached to other names, and the front belongs to a large family of twentieth-century American formations. Where a family took the name from the stage surname, it inherits that surname's history and not a meaning, since surnames of that kind are place or nickname names.
How the name formed
- A French surname made visible as a stage name
- A productive American front and a French ending
- Both routes producing similar spellings
- Sharice among a cluster of them
Pronouncing Sharice
shuh-REECE
Two syllables with the stress at the back and the ending rhyming with piece. The a in the first syllable is reduced almost to nothing, which is why this spelling and the e spelling of the same name sound identical.
Nicknames for Sharice
Moderate
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
- 1965
- Most girls named
- 199270 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1828reached in 1971
- Change vs 2012
- 0.0%5 in 2013, 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.
Sharices among us
people named Sharice 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
Sharice 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 back stress gives it a lift and it is memorable once heard.
- Shari is available as a short form and is a complete name of the same vintage.
- It is distinctive without being difficult to say.
- Three accounts of the origin circulate and none can be demonstrated.
- Sherice, Charisse and Sharise are all in use and will be confused with it.
- The ending is read two ways and the wrong one is the more natural guess.
Nobody names a baby alone.
Put Sharice to the vote.
Add it to a family vote or a couple’s swipe deck — the other person gets one card, a simple answer and room to say why. No app, no account for them.
Only the people you invite can see your list.
Already decided on Sharice? Hide it among decoys and let them guess.
What they receive
Someone added a name to your list
Sharice
Feminine
Frequently asked
- How many Sharices are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,400 people named Sharice are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Sharice in 2025?
- Sharice is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Sharice with classmates?
- Sharice will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More S names
The most-given names starting with S, all years combined.
Susan#1085 · Sarah#90 · Sandra#1207 · Stephanie#557 · Sharon#1250 · Shirley#1581 · Samantha#151 · Sophia#5
Looking for what else is popular rather than what resembles Sharice? See the current top 100.
Choosing between Sharice and another name?
See them side by side — full stats, history and a gentle verdict.
Compare side by sideIn a hurry? Just pick a winner — one tap, no sign-up, and you see how everyone else voted.
Weighing a whole shortlist? Add the rest in the builder, or settle it with a bracket.
Cast your vote
Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
No advertising trackers and no data sellinghow we handle your dataindependent and founder-run, about Name Battle