Girls' name · since 1975
Sharmeka
Sharmeka has 91 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
91 girls have been named Sharmeka since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sharmeka recorded 91 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1991.
- #28,226 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 91 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharmeka ranks #28,226 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sharmeka's 91 recorded births place it above 60.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharmeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharmeka's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharmeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1991
- Peak year (1991)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Sharmeka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (38 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Sharmeka's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Sharmeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 38 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Sharmeka's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 1990s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharmeka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1975–1991 (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 Sharmeka 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.