Recorded 1985–2008 Girls' name Peak 1986 978 births

Sharde — girls' name

978 babies named Sharde 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.

1980s5411990s3742000s63
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Sharde was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

190 babies were named Sharde in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharde

The Social Security Administration has registered 978 babies named Sharde between 1985 and 2008, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharde currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 190 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharde performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 541 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharde shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharde in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharde 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 978 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.

Sharde at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

978

Since 1985

24 years of records

Peak year

1986

190 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1985

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2008

Sharde popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1985

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1986)
190
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
-50050100150200 20082003200019971994199119881985 124

Sharde by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
541 births that decade — 55% of Sharde's all-time total
1980s5411990s3742000s63

Sharde by state

Where Sharde concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharde
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%
California share of Sharde's total US births 8.5%
Even split

83 of 978 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Sharde appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharde?
978 babies have been named Sharde since 1985. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1986 with 190 births.
When was Sharde most popular?
Sharde was most popular in the 1980s decade with 541 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Sharde most popular?
The top states for the name Sharde are California (83 births), Michigan (54 births), New York (47 births).
How long has the name Sharde been used?
Sharde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 24 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Sharde?
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, 1985–2008 (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.