Recorded 1935–1983 Girls' name Peak 1969 434 births

Sharma — girls' name

434 babies named Sharma in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s521950s891960s1211970s1341980s33
1970s
Peak decade

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

1969
Single peak year

24 babies were named Sharma in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharma

The Social Security Administration has registered 434 babies named Sharma between 1935 and 1983, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharma performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sharma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sharma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharma 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 434 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.

Sharma at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

434

Since 1935

49 years of records

Peak year

1969

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1935

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1983

Sharma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1935

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1969)
24
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 19831977197119651959195319471935 5

Sharma by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
134 births that decade — 31% of Sharma's all-time total
1930s51940s521950s891960s1211970s1341980s33

Sharma by state

Where Sharma concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sharma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
17 3.9%
Ohio share of Sharma's total US births 3.9%

17 of 434 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharma?
434 babies have been named Sharma since 1935. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1969 with 24 births.
When was Sharma most popular?
Sharma was most popular in the 1970s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Sharma most popular?
The top states for the name Sharma are Ohio (17 births).
How long has the name Sharma been used?
Sharma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 49 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Sharma?
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.

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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, 1935–1983 (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.