Recorded 1965–2004 Girls' name Peak 1988 71 births

Sharlisa — girls' name

71 babies named Sharlisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

71 girls have been named Sharlisa since 1965, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

71
total births
1965–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Sharlisa was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sharlisa in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharlisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Sharlisa between 1965 and 2004, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharlisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharlisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharlisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharlisa 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 71 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.

Sharlisa at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

71

Since 1965

40 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1965

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2004

Sharlisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1965

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 2004199319911990198919881977197419691965 6

Sharlisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
22 births that decade — 31% of Sharlisa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharlisa?
71 babies have been named Sharlisa since 1965. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Sharlisa most popular?
Sharlisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Sharlisa been used?
Sharlisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 40 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Sharlisa?
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, 1965–2004 (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.