Recorded 1970–1991 Girls' name Peak 1973 22 births

Sharlita — girls' name

22 babies named Sharlita in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

22 girls have been named Sharlita since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.

22
total births
1970–1991
years on record
1970s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Sharlita was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sharlita in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharlita

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Sharlita between 1970 and 1991, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharlita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharlita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sharlita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharlita 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 22 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.

Sharlita at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

22

Since 1970

22 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1970

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1991

Sharlita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1970

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 1991197419731970 5

Sharlita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 77% of Sharlita's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharlita?
22 babies have been named Sharlita since 1970. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Sharlita most popular?
Sharlita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Sharlita been used?
Sharlita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 22 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Sharlita?
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, 1970–1991 (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.