Girls' name · since 1972
Sharima
28 babies named Sharima in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #41,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sharima is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharima has been recorded 28 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1984.
- #41,959 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharima ranks #41,959 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #41,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sharima's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sharima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sharima splits its recorded history at 1982: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sharima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1984
- Peak year (1973)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Sharima by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (14 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Sharima's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sharima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 14 births (50% of all-time use).
Sharima by state
Where Sharima concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 21.4% |
6 of 28 births nationwide.
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- Sharima's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1980s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sharimas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1972–1984 (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 Sharima 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.