Recorded 1972–1994 Girls' name Peak 1974 58 births

Sharmeen — girls' name

58 babies named Sharmeen in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s141990s10

The verdict

58 girls have been named Sharmeen since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1994.

58
total births
1972–1994
years on record
1970s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Sharmeen was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sharmeen in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharmeen

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Sharmeen between 1972 and 1994, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharmeen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharmeen performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharmeen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharmeen 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 58 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.

Sharmeen at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

58

Since 1972

23 years of records

Peak year

1974

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1972

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1994

Sharmeen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1972

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1974)
14
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
46810121416 19941991198919871979197719741972 9

Sharmeen by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
34 births that decade — 59% of Sharmeen's all-time total
1970s341980s141990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharmeen?
58 babies have been named Sharmeen since 1972. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1974 with 14 births.
When was Sharmeen most popular?
Sharmeen was most popular in the 1970s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Sharmeen been used?
Sharmeen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 23 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Sharmeen?
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, 1972–1994 (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.