Recorded 1971–1997 Girls' name Peak 1988 102 births

Sharnee — girls' name

102 babies named Sharnee in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, 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

102 girls have been named Sharnee since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1997.

102
total births
1971–1997
years on record
1980s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Sharnee was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sharnee in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharnee

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Sharnee between 1971 and 1997, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharnee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharnee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharnee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharnee 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 102 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.

Sharnee at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

102

Since 1971

27 years of records

Peak year

1988

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1971

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1997

Sharnee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1971

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1988)
13
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 1997199219901988198619821971 8

Sharnee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
49 births that decade — 48% of Sharnee's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharnee?
102 babies have been named Sharnee since 1971. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1988 with 13 births.
When was Sharnee most popular?
Sharnee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Sharnee been used?
Sharnee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 27 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Sharnee?
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, 1971–1997 (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.