Recorded 1978–1991 Girls' name Peak 1979 40 births

Sharmika — girls' name

40 babies named Sharmika in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s211990s5

The verdict

40 girls have been named Sharmika since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

40
total births
1978–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Sharmika was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sharmika in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharmika

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Sharmika between 1978 and 1991, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharmika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharmika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharmika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharmika 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 40 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.

Sharmika at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

40

Since 1978

14 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1978

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1991

Sharmika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1978

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Sharmika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 53% of Sharmika's all-time total
1970s141980s211990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharmika?
40 babies have been named Sharmika since 1978. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Sharmika most popular?
Sharmika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Sharmika been used?
Sharmika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 14 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Sharmika?
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, 1978–1991 (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.