Recorded 1967–1998 Girls' name Peak 1977 180 births

Sharmila — girls' name

180 babies named Sharmila in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s1091980s441990s17

The verdict

180 girls have been named Sharmila since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1998.

180
total births
1967–1998
years on record
1970s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Sharmila was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

20 babies were named Sharmila in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharmila

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Sharmila between 1967 and 1998, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharmila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharmila performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sharmila shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sharmila in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharmila 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 180 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.

Sharmila at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

180

Since 1967

32 years of records

Peak year

1977

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1967

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1998

Sharmila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1967

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1977)
20
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 19981987198219791976197319701967 5

Sharmila by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
109 births that decade — 61% of Sharmila's all-time total
1960s101970s1091980s441990s17

Sharmila by state

Where Sharmila concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sharmila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.8%
New York share of Sharmila's total US births 2.8%

5 of 180 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharmila?
180 babies have been named Sharmila since 1967. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1977 with 20 births.
When was Sharmila most popular?
Sharmila was most popular in the 1970s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Sharmila most popular?
The top states for the name Sharmila are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sharmila been used?
Sharmila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 32 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Sharmila?
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, 1967–1998 (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.