Girls' name · since 1952
Sharmin
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 363 babies named Sharmin, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 363
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
363 girls have been named Sharmin since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sharmin has 363 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2002.
- #14,353 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 363 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharmin ranks #14,353 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 363 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 363
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sharmin's 363 recorded births place it above 80.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sharmin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharmin's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharmin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2002
- Peak year (1969)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Sharmin by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (120 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Sharmin's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sharmin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
62 births
- 1970s
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 120 births (33% of all-time use).
Sharmin by state
Where Sharmin concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 20 | 5.5% |
20 of 363 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sharmin's data
- Sharmin's decade-level peak was the 1970s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sharmins (20 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharmin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1952–2002 (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 Sharmin 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.