Recorded 1963–2001 Girls' name Peak 1982 431 births

Sharanda — girls' name

431 babies named Sharanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s321970s1621980s1691990s622000s6
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Sharanda was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

26 babies were named Sharanda in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 431 babies named Sharanda between 1963 and 2001, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharanda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 169 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharanda in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharanda 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 431 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.

Sharanda at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

431

Since 1963

39 years of records

Peak year

1982

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1963

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2001

Sharanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1963

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1982)
26
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
051015202530 20011992198719821977197219671963 5

Sharanda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
169 births that decade — 39% of Sharanda's all-time total
1960s321970s1621980s1691990s622000s6

Sharanda by state

Where Sharanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sharanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
10 2.3%
#2 Georgia
5 1.2%
New Jersey share of Sharanda's total US births 2.3%
Even split

10 of 431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharanda?
431 babies have been named Sharanda since 1963. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1982 with 26 births.
When was Sharanda most popular?
Sharanda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 169 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Sharanda most popular?
The top states for the name Sharanda are New Jersey (10 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Sharanda been used?
Sharanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 39 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Sharanda?
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.

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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, 1963–2001 (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.