Recorded 1956–2006 Girls' name Peak 1972 412 births

Sharna — girls' name

412 babies named Sharna in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s241960s931970s1421980s951990s532000s5
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Sharna was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

22 babies were named Sharna in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharna

The Social Security Administration has registered 412 babies named Sharna between 1956 and 2006, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sharna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharna 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 412 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.

Sharna at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

412

Since 1956

51 years of records

Peak year

1972

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1956

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2006

Sharna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1956

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1972)
22
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0510152025 200619921987198219761971196519601956 6

Sharna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
142 births that decade — 34% of Sharna's all-time total
1950s241960s931970s1421980s951990s532000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharna?
412 babies have been named Sharna since 1956. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1972 with 22 births.
When was Sharna most popular?
Sharna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Sharna been used?
Sharna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 51 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Sharna?
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, 1956–2006 (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.