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Girl name

Shere

/ˈʃɪɹ/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1989

Shere has been given to about 253 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈʃɪɹ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 235
Median age today50 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shere per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1980 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time253

How popular is Shere?

Its best year was 1980, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 5854th. The typical living American called Shere is about 50 years old today.

Names that sound like Shere

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sheree0.86
  2. Sherie0.77
  3. Sherrie0.74
  4. Jere0.70
  5. Sheri0.68
  6. Sherry0.65
  7. Sherri0.65
  8. Shelley0.63

Middle names for Shere

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shere Noelle0.83
  2. Shere Catherine0.80
  3. Shere Frances0.80
  4. Shere Belle0.80
  5. Shere Josephine0.80
  6. Shere Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Shere

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.60
  2. Jolenesister · 0.60
  3. Hollysister · 0.58
  4. Georginasister · 0.57
  5. Jamieeither · 0.56
  6. Brianbrother · 0.55

Where Shere is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shere Wilson0.75
    2. Shere Williams0.75
    3. Shere Walker0.75
    4. Shere Turner0.75
    5. Shere Torres0.75
    6. Shere Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shere

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.