Girls' name · since 1966

Sharetta

Sharetta has 263 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#17,120 of 72,339
all-time among girls
263
born since 1966
1980s
peak decade

Sharetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 263 recorded since 1966.

Sharetta has 263 recorded births among girls since 1966, 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 1966 to 1993.

  • #17,120 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 263 born since 1966
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharetta ranks #17,120 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 263 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.

#17,120 of 72,339
all-time among girls
263
born since 1966
1980s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Sharetta's 263 recorded births place it above 76.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sharetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Sharetta's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Sharetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1978)
17
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
05101520 196619731976197919821985198819911993 9

Sharetta by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (134 births, 51% of the file).

1980s was Sharetta's strongest decade.

134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Sharetta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 134 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharetta?
263 babies have been named Sharetta since 1966. All-time, it sits at #17,120 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1978 with 17 births.
Where does Sharetta sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharetta ranks #17,120 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sharetta most popular?
Sharetta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Sharetta been used?
Sharetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 28 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Sharetta?
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.

What to do with Sharetta's data

  • Sharetta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sharetta

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sharetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1966–1993 (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 Sharetta 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.