Girls' name · since 1947
Sharman
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 1,014 babies named Sharman, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,014
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sharman sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,014 recorded since 1947.
Sharman has 1,014 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1983.
- #7,448 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,014 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharman ranks #7,448 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,014 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,014
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sharman's 1,014 recorded births place it above 89.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Sharman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sharman splits its recorded history at 1964: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1979 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 160 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sharman popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1983
- Peak year (1950)
- 160
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Sharman popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 1929 (Sharman as boys' name)
Sharman by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (515 births, 51% of the file).
1950s was Sharman's strongest decade.
515 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Sharman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 164
1940s
164 births
- 1950s
1950s
515 births
- 1960s 183
1960s
183 births
- 1970s 138
1970s
138 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 515 births (51% of all-time use).
How Sharman compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sharman's total volume
Sharman by state
Where Sharman concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| 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% |
63 of 1,014 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Sharman appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sharman's data
- Sharman's decade-level peak was the 1950s (515 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sharmans (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sharman draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.