Girls' name · since 1964
Sharnette
Sharnette has 192 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sharnette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 192 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Sharnette recorded 192 times among girls since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1993.
- #20,261 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 192 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharnette ranks #20,261 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sharnette's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharnette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sharnette splits its recorded history at 1977: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sharnette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1993
- Peak year (1973)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Sharnette by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (97 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Sharnette's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Sharnette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
97 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 97 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Sharnette's decade-level peak was the 1970s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharnette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1964–1993 (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 Sharnette 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.