Recorded 1969–2006 Boys' name Peak 1982 105 births

Sharad — boys' name

105 babies named Sharad in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s291980s331990s182000s18

The verdict

105 boys have been named Sharad since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2006.

105
total births
1969–2006
years on record
1980s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Sharad was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sharad in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharad

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Sharad between 1969 and 2006, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sharad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharad performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharad shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharad in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 105 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sharad at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

105

Since 1969

38 years of records

Peak year

1982

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1969

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2006

Sharad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1969

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1982)
8
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
456789 2006199719891982197819711969 7

Sharad by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 31% of Sharad's all-time total
1960s71970s291980s331990s182000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharad?
105 babies have been named Sharad since 1969. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1982 with 8 births.
When was Sharad most popular?
Sharad was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Sharad been used?
Sharad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 38 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Sharad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.