Girls' name · since 1980
Sharnay
129 babies named Sharnay in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,348 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 129
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharnay sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 129 recorded since 1980.
Sharnay has 129 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2006.
- #24,348 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 129 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharnay ranks #24,348 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,348 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 129
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharnay's 129 recorded births place it above 66.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Sharnay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharnay's full recorded timeline at 1991, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharnay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2006
- Peak year (1988)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Sharnay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (73 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Sharnay's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Sharnay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 73 births (57% of all-time use).
Sharnay by state
Where Sharnay concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 3.9% |
5 of 129 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sharnay's data
- Sharnay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (73 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.
- Pennsylvania records the most Sharnays (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharnay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1980–2006 (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 Sharnay 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.