Girls' name · since 1967
Sharmila
Sharmila has 180 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sharmila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 180 have been recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Sharmila recorded 180 times among girls since 1967, 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 1967 to 1998.
- #20,923 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 180 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharmila ranks #20,923 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 180 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sharmila's 180 recorded births place it above 71.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sharmila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharmila's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharmila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1998
- Peak year (1977)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Sharmila by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (109 births, 61% of the file).
1970s was Sharmila's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Sharmila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 109 births (61% of all-time use).
Sharmila by state
Where Sharmila concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 180 births nationwide.
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- Sharmila's decade-level peak was the 1970s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sharmilas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sharmila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1967–1998 (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 Sharmila 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.