Recorded 1965–2001 Girls' name Peak 1983 1,333 births

Sharhonda — girls' name

1,333 babies named Sharhonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s361970s4241980s6061990s2552000s12
1980s
Peak decade

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

1983
Single peak year

80 babies were named Sharhonda in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharhonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,333 babies named Sharhonda between 1965 and 2001, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharhonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharhonda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 606 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharhonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 130 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharhonda in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharhonda 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 1,333 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.

Sharhonda at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

1,333

Since 1965

37 years of records

Peak year

1983

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1965

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2001

Sharhonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1965

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1983)
80
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Sharhonda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
606 births that decade — 45% of Sharhonda's all-time total
1960s361970s4241980s6061990s2552000s12

Sharhonda by state

Where Sharhonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharhonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
130 9.8%
#2 Florida
79 5.9%
#3 California
36 2.7%
#4 Georgia
27 2.0%
#5 Illinois
22 1.7%
#6 Ohio
21 1.6%
#7 Alabama
17 1.3%
#8 Louisiana
14 1.1%
Texas share of Sharhonda's total US births 9.8%
Even split

130 of 1,333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Sharhonda appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharhonda?
1,333 babies have been named Sharhonda since 1965. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1983 with 80 births.
When was Sharhonda most popular?
Sharhonda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 606 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Sharhonda most popular?
The top states for the name Sharhonda are Texas (130 births), Florida (79 births), California (36 births).
How long has the name Sharhonda been used?
Sharhonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 37 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Sharhonda?
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, 1965–2001 (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.