Recorded 1968–1991 Girls' name Peak 1970 121 births

Sharnetta — girls' name

121 babies named Sharnetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s651980s391990s12

The verdict

121 girls have been named Sharnetta since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.

121
total births
1968–1991
years on record
1970s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

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

1970
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sharnetta in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharnetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Sharnetta between 1968 and 1991, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharnetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharnetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sharnetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharnetta 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 121 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.

Sharnetta at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

121

Since 1968

24 years of records

Peak year

1970

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1968

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1991

Sharnetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1968

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1970)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 1991198819811977197319701968 5

Sharnetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
65 births that decade — 54% of Sharnetta's all-time total
1960s51970s651980s391990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharnetta?
121 babies have been named Sharnetta since 1968. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1970 with 10 births.
When was Sharnetta most popular?
Sharnetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Sharnetta been used?
Sharnetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 24 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Sharnetta?
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.

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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, 1968–1991 (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.