Recorded 1947–1983 Girls' name Peak 1950 1,014 births

Sharman — girls' name

1,014 babies named Sharman in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s1641950s5151960s1831970s1381980s14
1950s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Sharman was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

160 babies were named Sharman in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharman

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,014 babies named Sharman between 1947 and 1983, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharman currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 160 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharman performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 515 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharman in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharman 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 1,014 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.

Sharman at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

1,014

Since 1947

37 years of records

Peak year

1950

160 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1947

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1983

Sharman popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1947

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1950)
160
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
-50050100150200 19831975197019651960195519501947 8

Sharman popularity over time — boys

28 total births recorded since 1929 (Sharman as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
4.555.566.577.5 19761971196719501929 5

Sharman by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
515 births that decade — 51% of Sharman's all-time total
1940s1641950s5151960s1831970s1381980s14

Sharman by state

Where Sharman concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
63 6.2%
#2 New York
58 5.7%
#3 Ohio
42 4.1%
#4 Texas
24 2.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
23 2.3%
#6 Iowa
18 1.8%
#7 Michigan
16 1.6%
#8 Illinois
13 1.3%
California share of Sharman's total US births 6.2%
Even split

63 of 1,014 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Sharman appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharman?
1,014 babies have been named Sharman since 1947. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1950 with 160 births.
When was Sharman most popular?
Sharman was most popular in the 1950s decade with 515 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
Where is Sharman most popular?
The top states for the name Sharman are California (63 births), New York (58 births), Ohio (42 births).
How long has the name Sharman been used?
Sharman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 37 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Sharman?
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, 1947–1983 (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.