Girls' name · since 1956
Sharna
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 412 babies named Sharna, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 412
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
412 girls have been named Sharna since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sharna recorded 412 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2006.
- #13,284 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 412 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharna ranks #13,284 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 412 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 412
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sharna's 412 recorded births place it above 81.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharna's full recorded timeline at 1977, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2006
- Peak year (1972)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Sharna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (142 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Sharna's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Sharna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s
1960s
93 births
- 1970s
1970s
142 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 142 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Sharna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1956–2006 (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 Sharna 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.