Recorded 1996–2025 Girls' name Peak 2015 349 births

Sharanya — girls' name

349 babies named Sharanya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s1432010s1562020s28

The verdict

349 girls have been named Sharanya since 1996, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

349
total births
1996–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Sharanya was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

23 babies were named Sharanya in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharanya

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Sharanya between 1996 and 2025, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharanya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharanya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sharanya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharanya in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharanya 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 349 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.

Sharanya at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

349

Since 1996

30 years of records

Peak year

2015

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1996

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2025

Sharanya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1996

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2015)
23
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Sharanya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
156 births that decade — 45% of Sharanya's all-time total
1990s222000s1432010s1562020s28

Sharanya by state

Where Sharanya concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sharanya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 8.0%
#2 New Jersey
6 1.7%
#3 Texas
5 1.4%
California share of Sharanya's total US births 8.0%
Even split

28 of 349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharanya?
349 babies have been named Sharanya since 1996. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2015 with 23 births.
When was Sharanya most popular?
Sharanya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Sharanya most popular?
The top states for the name Sharanya are California (28 births), New Jersey (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Sharanya been used?
Sharanya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 30 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Sharanya?
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, 1996–2025 (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.