Recorded 1979–1999 Girls' name Peak 1985 26 births

Sharli — girls' name

26 babies named Sharli in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s161990s5

The verdict

26 girls have been named Sharli since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

26
total births
1979–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Sharli was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sharli in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharli

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Sharli between 1979 and 1999, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharli currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharli performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharli shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sharli in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharli 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 26 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.

Sharli at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

26

Since 1979

21 years of records

Peak year

1985

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1979

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1999

Sharli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1979

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1985)
11
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 1999198719851979 5

Sharli by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 62% of Sharli's all-time total
1970s51980s161990s5

Sharli by state

Where Sharli concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sharli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
5 19.2%
Utah share of Sharli's total US births 19.2%

5 of 26 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharli?
26 babies have been named Sharli since 1979. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1985 with 11 births.
When was Sharli most popular?
Sharli was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Sharli most popular?
The top states for the name Sharli are Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Sharli been used?
Sharli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 21 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Sharli?
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, 1979–1999 (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.