Recorded 1972–1984 Girls' name Peak 1973 28 births

Sharima — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

28 girls have been named Sharima since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1984.

28
total births
1972–1984
years on record
1970s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Sharima was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sharima in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharima

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Sharima between 1972 and 1984, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharima currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharima performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sharima shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sharima in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharima 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 28 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.

Sharima at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

28

Since 1972

13 years of records

Peak year

1973

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1972

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1984

Sharima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1972

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1973)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Sharima by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
14 births that decade — 50% of Sharima's all-time total
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Sharima by state

Where Sharima concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sharima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 21.4%
New York share of Sharima's total US births 21.4%

6 of 28 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharima?
28 babies have been named Sharima since 1972. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1973 with 9 births.
When was Sharima most popular?
Sharima was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Sharima most popular?
The top states for the name Sharima are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Sharima been used?
Sharima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 13 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Sharima?
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.

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, 1972–1984 (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.