Girls' name · since 1973
Sharletta
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Sharletta, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharletta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Sharletta recorded 37 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1988.
- #38,626 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharletta ranks #38,626 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #38,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharletta's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharletta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharletta's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharletta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1988
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Sharletta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (19 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Sharletta's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Sharletta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19 births (51% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharletta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1973–1988 (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 Sharletta 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.