Girls' name · since 1985
Sharde
Sharde has 978 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 978
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
978 girls have been named Sharde since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sharde has 978 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2008.
- #7,640 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 978 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharde ranks #7,640 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 978 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 978
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharde's 978 recorded births place it above 89.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Sharde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharde's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 15% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 85%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 190, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2008
- Peak year (1986)
- 190
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Sharde by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (541 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Sharde's strongest decade.
541 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Sharde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
541 births
- 1990s
1990s
374 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 541 births (55% of all-time use).
How Sharde 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 Sharde's total volume
Sharde by state
Where Sharde concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 83 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 54 | 5.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 47 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 37 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 34 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 33 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 27 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 22 | 2.2% |
83 of 978 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Sharde appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sharde's data
- Sharde's decade-level peak was the 1980s (541 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shardes (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sharde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1985–2008 (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 Sharde 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.