Recorded 1977–2010 Girls' name Peak 1991 374 births

Sharnae — girls' name

374 babies named Sharnae in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

374 girls have been named Sharnae since 1977, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.

374
total births
1977–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Sharnae was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

34 babies were named Sharnae in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharnae

The Social Security Administration has registered 374 babies named Sharnae between 1977 and 2010, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharnae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharnae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 201 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharnae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharnae in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharnae 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 374 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.

Sharnae at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

374

Since 1977

34 years of records

Peak year

1991

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1977

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2010

Sharnae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1977

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1991)
34
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Sharnae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
201 births that decade — 54% of Sharnae's all-time total
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Sharnae by state

Where Sharnae concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sharnae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 3.2%
#2 Michigan
11 2.9%
#3 Georgia
7 1.9%
California share of Sharnae's total US births 3.2%
Even split

12 of 374 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharnae?
374 babies have been named Sharnae since 1977. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1991 with 34 births.
When was Sharnae most popular?
Sharnae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Sharnae most popular?
The top states for the name Sharnae are California (12 births), Michigan (11 births), Georgia (7 births).
How long has the name Sharnae been used?
Sharnae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 34 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Sharnae?
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, 1977–2010 (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.