Recorded 1969–2017 Girls' name Peak 1981 61 births

Sharada — girls' name

61 babies named Sharada in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

61 girls have been named Sharada since 1969, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

61
total births
1969–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Sharada was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sharada in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharada

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Sharada between 1969 and 2017, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharada currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharada performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sharada shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharada 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 61 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.

Sharada at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

61

Since 1969

49 years of records

Peak year

1981

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1969

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2017

Sharada popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1969

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1981)
8
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Sharada by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 25% of Sharada's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharada?
61 babies have been named Sharada since 1969. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1981 with 8 births.
When was Sharada most popular?
Sharada was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Sharada been used?
Sharada has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 49 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Sharada?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1969–2017 (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.