Girls' name · since 1932
Sharla
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 6,444 babies named Sharla, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,042 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,444
- born since 1932
- 1970s
- peak decade
6,444 babies have been named Sharla since 1932, making it today's #11042 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharla has been recorded 6,444 times among girls since 1932, currently ranked #11042 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, 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 1932 to 2025.
- #2,192 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,042 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,444 born since 1932
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharla ranks #2,192 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,042 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,444 born since 1932, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,042 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,444
- born since 1932
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sharla's 6,444 recorded births place it above 96.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Sharla compares
6,444 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sharla's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sharla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,444 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 241 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sharla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharla's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 241, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 241
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Sharla by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,816 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Sharla's strongest decade.
1,816 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Sharla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 80
1930s
80 births
- 1940s 363
1940s
363 births
- 1950s
1950s
972 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,688 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,816 births
- 1980s
1980s
908 births
- 1990s 329
1990s
329 births
- 2000s 152
2000s
152 births
- 2010s 92
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,816 births (28% of all-time use).
How Sharla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sharla's total volume
Sharla by state
Where Sharla concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,192 | 18.5% |
| #2 | California | | 455 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 301 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 142 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Utah | | 118 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 116 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 103 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 93 | 1.4% |
1,192 of 6,444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Sharla appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sharla's data
- Sharla's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,816 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sharlas (1,192 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1932–2025 (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 Sharla 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.