Recorded 1975–1988 Girls' name Peak 1975 38 births

Sharity — girls' name

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

1970s271980s11

The verdict

38 girls have been named Sharity since 1975, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1988.

38
total births
1975–1988
years on record
1970s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Sharity was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sharity in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharity

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Sharity between 1975 and 1988, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharity currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharity performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sharity shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharity 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 38 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.

Sharity at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

38

Since 1975

14 years of records

Peak year

1975

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1975

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1988

Sharity popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1975

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1975)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 198819851979197719761975 11

Sharity by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
27 births that decade — 71% of Sharity's all-time total
1970s271980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharity?
38 babies have been named Sharity since 1975. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1975 with 11 births.
When was Sharity most popular?
Sharity was most popular in the 1970s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Sharity been used?
Sharity has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 14 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Sharity?
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, 1975–1988 (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.