Recorded 1955–1993 Girls' name Peak 1990 177 births

Sharmain — girls' name

177 babies named Sharmain in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s291970s431980s561990s43
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Sharmain was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sharmain in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharmain

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Sharmain between 1955 and 1993, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharmain currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharmain performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharmain shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharmain 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 177 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.

Sharmain at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

177

Since 1955

39 years of records

Peak year

1990

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1955

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1993

Sharmain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1955

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1990)
14
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
46810121416 199319901986198219791975196919651955 6

Sharmain by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
56 births that decade — 32% of Sharmain's all-time total
1950s61960s291970s431980s561990s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharmain?
177 babies have been named Sharmain since 1955. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1990 with 14 births.
When was Sharmain most popular?
Sharmain was most popular in the 1980s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Sharmain been used?
Sharmain has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 39 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Sharmain?
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, 1955–1993 (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.