Recorded 1975–1990 Girls' name Peak 1982 54 births

Sharitta — girls' name

54 babies named Sharitta in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s361990s6

The verdict

54 girls have been named Sharitta since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.

54
total births
1975–1990
years on record
1980s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Sharitta was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sharitta in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharitta

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Sharitta between 1975 and 1990, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharitta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharitta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharitta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharitta 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 54 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.

Sharitta at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

54

Since 1975

16 years of records

Peak year

1982

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1975

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1990

Sharitta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1975

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1982)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Sharitta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 67% of Sharitta's all-time total
1970s121980s361990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharitta?
54 babies have been named Sharitta since 1975. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1982 with 8 births.
When was Sharitta most popular?
Sharitta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Sharitta been used?
Sharitta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 16 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Sharitta?
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, 1975–1990 (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.