Recorded 1947–1978 Girls' name Peak 1968 458 births

Sharmon — girls' name

458 babies named Sharmon in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s311950s1281960s1731970s126
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Sharmon was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

44 babies were named Sharmon in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 458 babies named Sharmon between 1947 and 1978, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharmon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharmon performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 173 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sharmon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharmon in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharmon 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 458 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.

Sharmon at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

458

Since 1947

32 years of records

Peak year

1968

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1947

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1978

Sharmon popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1947

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1968)
44
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
01020304050 197819741970196619621958195419501947 5

Sharmon popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 1976 (Sharmon as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1976 7

Sharmon by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
173 births that decade — 38% of Sharmon's all-time total
1940s311950s1281960s1731970s126

Sharmon by state

Where Sharmon concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sharmon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
10 2.2%
#2 Illinois
6 1.3%
#3 Florida
5 1.1%
#4 North Carolina
5 1.1%
Georgia share of Sharmon's total US births 2.2%
Even split

10 of 458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharmon?
458 babies have been named Sharmon since 1947. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1968 with 44 births.
When was Sharmon most popular?
Sharmon was most popular in the 1960s decade with 173 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Sharmon most popular?
The top states for the name Sharmon are Georgia (10 births), Illinois (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Sharmon been used?
Sharmon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 32 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Sharmon?
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.

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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, 1947–1978 (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.