Recorded 1975–2004 Girls' name Peak 1992 425 births

Sharnice — girls' name

425 babies named Sharnice in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

425 girls have been named Sharnice since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

425
total births
1975–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Sharnice was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

83 babies were named Sharnice in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharnice

The Social Security Administration has registered 425 babies named Sharnice between 1975 and 2004, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharnice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharnice performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sharnice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharnice in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharnice 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 425 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.

Sharnice at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

425

Since 1975

30 years of records

Peak year

1992

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1975

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2004

Sharnice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1975

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1992)
83
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Sharnice by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
256 births that decade — 60% of Sharnice's all-time total
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Sharnice by state

Where Sharnice concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharnice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
11 2.6%
#2 Illinois
10 2.4%
#3 Michigan
8 1.9%
#4 Maryland
7 1.6%
#5 Alabama
5 1.2%
#6 Florida
5 1.2%
#7 Georgia
5 1.2%
#8 Louisiana
5 1.2%
Pennsylvania share of Sharnice's total US births 2.6%
Even split

11 of 425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Sharnice appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharnice?
425 babies have been named Sharnice since 1975. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1992 with 83 births.
When was Sharnice most popular?
Sharnice was most popular in the 1990s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Sharnice most popular?
The top states for the name Sharnice are Pennsylvania (11 births), Illinois (10 births), Michigan (8 births).
How long has the name Sharnice been used?
Sharnice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 30 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Sharnice?
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, 1975–2004 (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.