Recorded 1966–1989 Unisex name Peak 1972 26 births

Sharn — boys' name

26 babies named Sharn in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s111980s5

The verdict

26 boys have been named Sharn since 1966, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1989.

26
total births
1966–1989
years on record
1970s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Sharn was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sharn in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharn

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Sharn between 1966 and 1989, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sharn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Sharn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 23 additional births since 1957.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharn 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 26 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.

Sharn at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

26

Since 1966

24 years of records

Peak year

1972

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1966

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1989

Sharn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1966

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1972)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 19891972197019691966 5

Sharn popularity over time — girls

23 total births recorded since 1957 (Sharn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.577.5 1973196519591957 6

Sharn by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 42% of Sharn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharn?
26 babies have been named Sharn since 1966. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1972 with 6 births.
When was Sharn most popular?
Sharn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Is Sharn a unisex name?
Yes, Sharn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 26 births, and as a girl's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Sharn been used?
Sharn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 24 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Sharn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1966–1989 (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.