Girls' name · since 1936
Sharan
Sharan has 1,190 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,651 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,190
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
1,190 girls have been named Sharan since 1936, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharan has been recorded 1,190 times among girls since 1936, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2016.
- #6,651 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,190 born since 1936
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharan ranks #6,651 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,190 born since 1936, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,651 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,190
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sharan's 1,190 recorded births place it above 90.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Sharan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharan's full recorded timeline at 1965, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2016
- Peak year (1947)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Sharan popularity over time - boys
58 total births recorded since 1999 (Sharan as boys' name)
Sharan by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (387 births, 33% of the file).
1940s was Sharan's strongest decade.
387 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sharan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s
1940s
387 births
- 1950s
1950s
372 births
- 1960s
1960s
203 births
- 1970s 97
1970s
97 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 387 births (33% of all-time use).
How Sharan 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 Sharan's total volume
Sharan by state
Where Sharan concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 3.6% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 3.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 34 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 27 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
43 of 1,190 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sharan's data
- Sharan's decade-level peak was the 1940s (387 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Sharans (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1936–2016 (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 Sharan 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.