Recorded 1938–1998 Girls' name Peak 1965 398 births

Sharin — girls' name

398 babies named Sharin in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s771950s741960s1171970s661980s281990s30
1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Sharin was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

17 babies were named Sharin in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharin

The Social Security Administration has registered 398 babies named Sharin between 1938 and 1998, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharin performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sharin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sharin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharin 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 398 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.

Sharin at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

398

Since 1938

61 years of records

Peak year

1965

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1938

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1998

Sharin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1938

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1965)
17
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
05101520 199819851975196919631956194819421938 6

Sharin by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
117 births that decade — 29% of Sharin's all-time total
1930s61940s771950s741960s1171970s661980s281990s30

Sharin by state

Where Sharin concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sharin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.3%
New York share of Sharin's total US births 1.3%

5 of 398 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharin?
398 babies have been named Sharin since 1938. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1965 with 17 births.
When was Sharin most popular?
Sharin was most popular in the 1960s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Sharin most popular?
The top states for the name Sharin are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sharin been used?
Sharin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 61 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Sharin?
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, 1938–1998 (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.