Recorded 1973–1996 Girls' name Peak 1980 249 births

Sharica — girls' name

249 babies named Sharica in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s531980s1311990s65

The verdict

249 girls have been named Sharica since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.

249
total births
1973–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Sharica was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sharica in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharica

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Sharica between 1973 and 1996, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharica shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharica 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 249 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.

Sharica at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

249

Since 1973

24 years of records

Peak year

1980

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1973

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1996

Sharica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1973

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1980)
21
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
510152025 19961993199019871984198119781973 6

Sharica by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
131 births that decade — 53% of Sharica's all-time total
1970s531980s1311990s65

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharica?
249 babies have been named Sharica since 1973. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1980 with 21 births.
When was Sharica most popular?
Sharica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Sharica been used?
Sharica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 24 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Sharica?
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, 1973–1996 (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.