Recorded 1980–2006 Girls' name Peak 1988 129 births

Sharnay — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

129 girls have been named Sharnay since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

129
total births
1980–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Sharnay was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

15 babies were named Sharnay in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharnay

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Sharnay between 1980 and 2006, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharnay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharnay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharnay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sharnay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharnay 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 129 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.

Sharnay at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

129

Since 1980

27 years of records

Peak year

1988

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1980

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2006

Sharnay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1980

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1988)
15
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Sharnay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
73 births that decade — 57% of Sharnay's all-time total
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Sharnay by state

Where Sharnay concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sharnay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 3.9%
Pennsylvania share of Sharnay's total US births 3.9%

5 of 129 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharnay?
129 babies have been named Sharnay since 1980. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1988 with 15 births.
When was Sharnay most popular?
Sharnay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Sharnay most popular?
The top states for the name Sharnay are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Sharnay been used?
Sharnay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 27 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Sharnay?
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, 1980–2006 (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.