Recorded 1985–2009 Girls' name Peak 1986 797 births

Sharday — girls' name

797 babies named Sharday in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s4471990s2572000s93

The verdict

797 girls have been named Sharday since 1985, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

797
total births
1985–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Sharday was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

170 babies were named Sharday in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharday

The Social Security Administration has registered 797 babies named Sharday between 1985 and 2009, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharday currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 170 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharday performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 447 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharday shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharday in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharday 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 797 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.

Sharday at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

797

Since 1985

25 years of records

Peak year

1986

170 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1985

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2009

Sharday popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1985

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1986)
170
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
-50050100150200 2009200520011997199319891985 100

Sharday by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
447 births that decade — 56% of Sharday's all-time total
1980s4471990s2572000s93

Sharday by state

Where Sharday concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharday
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
37 4.6%
#2 New York
37 4.6%
#3 Illinois
32 4.0%
#4 Michigan
28 3.5%
#5 Texas
27 3.4%
#6 Pennsylvania
25 3.1%
#7 Florida
23 2.9%
#8 Virginia
16 2.0%
California share of Sharday's total US births 4.6%
Even split

37 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Sharday appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharday?
797 babies have been named Sharday since 1985. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1986 with 170 births.
When was Sharday most popular?
Sharday was most popular in the 1980s decade with 447 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Sharday most popular?
The top states for the name Sharday are California (37 births), New York (37 births), Illinois (32 births).
How long has the name Sharday been used?
Sharday has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 25 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Sharday?
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, 1985–2009 (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.