Recorded 1975–1991 Girls' name Peak 1991 91 births

Sharmeka — girls' name

91 babies named Sharmeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s381980s341990s19

The verdict

91 girls have been named Sharmeka since 1975, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.

91
total births
1975–1991
years on record
1970s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Sharmeka was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Sharmeka in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharmeka

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Sharmeka between 1975 and 1991, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharmeka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharmeka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharmeka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharmeka 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 91 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.

Sharmeka at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

91

Since 1975

17 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1975

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1991

Sharmeka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1975

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 199119901989198719861984198119791978197719761975 5

Sharmeka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
38 births that decade — 42% of Sharmeka's all-time total
1970s381980s341990s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharmeka?
91 babies have been named Sharmeka since 1975. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Sharmeka most popular?
Sharmeka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Sharmeka been used?
Sharmeka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 17 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Sharmeka?
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, 1975–1991 (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.