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Sharea

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Pronounced shuh-REE-uh /ʃəˈriː.ə/Low

Meaning: Sharea reads as an American coinage combining the popular Sha- opening, heard in Shanice and Sharee, with a Rea or Rhea sound. It is a sound-led invented name rather than a word with a traced meaning, part of the mid-century-through-eighties fashion for building fresh Sha- names.Low

In 30 seconds: Sharea is a coined name pairing the Sha- prefix with a soft Rea sound. It was never common and peaked in the early nineteen-eighties (said shuh-REE-uh).

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Origin LowAmerican

MeaningSharea reads as an American coinage combining the popular Sha- opening, heard in Shanice and Sharee, with a Rea or Rhea sound. It is a sound-led invented name rather than a word with a traced meaning, part of the mid-century-through-eighties fashion for building fresh Sha- names.

U.S. rank (2002)#17676 ↘ Falling

2002 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1983

Total births (all-time)≈ 203

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Sharea is best understood as an invented name built from the fashionable Sha- prefix and a Rea or Rhea ending, both common building blocks in African American naming from the nineteen-seventies onward. It carries no single inherited meaning; its charm is the flowing three-beat sound rather than a traced root, so the entry stays honest about its coined nature.

The spelling was always rare, given to only a dozen or so girls a year at its peak around 1983, and it never spread widely. A girl named Sharea then is in her forties today.

Did you know? The Sha- opening behind Sharea was one of the most productive sounds in later twentieth-century American naming, generating a whole family of names from Sharee to Shanice.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Sharea — Coinage; Sha- prefix plus Rea/Rhea sound; no single fixed meaning

Variations

ShareeShariaShareah

Nicknames

SharReeRhea

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Sharea mean?

It is a coined name pairing the Sha- prefix with a Rea or Rhea sound, without one fixed meaning.

How do you pronounce Sharea?

It is said shuh-REE-uh /ʃəˈriː.ə/, three syllables stressed in the middle.

Is Sharea a boy or girl name?

Sharea is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Sharea?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only a handful of girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.