Recorded 1952–2002 Girls' name Peak 1969 363 births

Sharmin — girls' name

363 babies named Sharmin in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s621970s1201980s631990s852000s16
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Sharmin was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

23 babies were named Sharmin in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharmin

The Social Security Administration has registered 363 babies named Sharmin between 1952 and 2002, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharmin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharmin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sharmin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sharmin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharmin 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 363 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.

Sharmin at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

363

Since 1952

51 years of records

Peak year

1969

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1952

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2002

Sharmin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1952

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1969)
23
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0510152025 200219961990198419791974196919571952 5

Sharmin by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
120 births that decade — 33% of Sharmin's all-time total
1950s171960s621970s1201980s631990s852000s16

Sharmin by state

Where Sharmin concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sharmin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
20 5.5%
New York share of Sharmin's total US births 5.5%

20 of 363 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharmin?
363 babies have been named Sharmin since 1952. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1969 with 23 births.
When was Sharmin most popular?
Sharmin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Sharmin most popular?
The top states for the name Sharmin are New York (20 births).
How long has the name Sharmin been used?
Sharmin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 51 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Sharmin?
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, 1952–2002 (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.