Girls' name · since 1975
Sharnice
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.
- #13,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 425
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharnice sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 425 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Sharnice recorded 425 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2004.
- #13,038 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 425 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharnice ranks #13,038 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 425 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 425
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharnice's 425 recorded births place it above 81.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Sharnice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharnice's full recorded timeline at 1994, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharnice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2004
- Peak year (1992)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2004.
425 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 83 births in a single year.
Sharnice by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (256 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Sharnice's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Sharnice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
256 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 256 births (60% of all-time use).
Sharnice decade highlights
- Peak decade 256 births
- Runner-up 138 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Sharnice by state
Where Sharnice concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| 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% |
11 of 425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Pennsylvania 2.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.4% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.9% of nationwide
- Maryland 1.6% of nationwide
- Alabama 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 13 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Pennsylvania accounts for 2.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Sharnice appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sharnice's data
- Sharnice's decade-level peak was the 1990s (256 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Sharnices (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharnice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
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, 1975–2004 (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 Sharnice 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.
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