Unisex name · since 1962
Sha
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 639 babies named Sha, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 639
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
639 girls have been named Sha since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sha recorded 639 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2024.
- #10,113 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 639 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sha ranks #10,113 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 639 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 639
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sha's 639 recorded births place it above 86.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Sha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sha splits its recorded history at 1987: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Sha popularity over time - boys
127 total births recorded since 1972 (Sha as boys' name)
Sha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (192 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Sha's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Sha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 49
1960s
49 births
- 1970s
1970s
192 births
- 1980s
1980s
150 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 192 births (30% of all-time use).
How Sha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sha's total volume
Sha by state
Where Sha concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 40 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 20 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.9% |
| #4 | California | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
40 of 639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sha's data
- Sha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shas (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.