The baby name Shari appears in baby name data for the United States from 1936 to 2005. It was most popular in 1961 with 4,141 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Shari has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1936 | 33 |
| 1937 | 17 |
| 1938 | 9 |
| 1939 | 22 |
| 1940 | 33 |
| 1941 | 110 |
| 1942 | 119 |
| 1943 | 102 |
| 1944 | 118 |
| 1945 | 88 |
| 1946 | 164 |
| 1947 | 255 |
| 1948 | 253 |
| 1949 | 520 |
| 1950 | 622 |
| 1951 | 400 |
| 1952 | 356 |
| 1953 | 330 |
| 1954 | 384 |
| 1955 | 448 |
| 1956 | 645 |
| 1957 | 1,002 |
| 1958 | 1,479 |
| 1959 | 1,959 |
| 1960 | 2,472 |
| 1961 | 4,141 |
| 1962 | 3,619 |
| 1963 | 2,750 |
| 1964 | 2,477 |
| 1965 | 2,162 |
| 1966 | 1,921 |
| 1967 | 1,898 |
| 1968 | 1,722 |
| 1969 | 1,697 |
| 1970 | 1,373 |
| 1971 | 1,212 |
| 1972 | 965 |
| 1973 | 872 |
| 1974 | 666 |
| 1975 | 520 |
| 1976 | 531 |
| 1977 | 408 |
| 1978 | 404 |
| 1979 | 455 |
| 1980 | 381 |
| 1981 | 324 |
| 1982 | 313 |
| 1983 | 399 |
| 1984 | 597 |
| 1985 | 602 |
| 1986 | 380 |
| 1987 | 281 |
| 1988 | 230 |
| 1989 | 153 |
| 1990 | 162 |
| 1991 | 142 |
| 1992 | 102 |
| 1993 | 75 |
| 1994 | 38 |
| 1995 | 29 |
| 1996 | 47 |
| 1997 | 23 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2005 | 6 |