Recorded 1979–1993 Girls' name Peak 1991 69 births

Sharnika — girls' name

69 babies named Sharnika in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s351990s29

The verdict

69 girls have been named Sharnika since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

69
total births
1979–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Sharnika was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sharnika in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharnika

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Sharnika between 1979 and 1993, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharnika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharnika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharnika shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharnika 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 69 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.

Sharnika at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

69

Since 1979

15 years of records

Peak year

1991

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1979

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1993

Sharnika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1979

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 1993199219911990198919881987198319821979 5

Sharnika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 51% of Sharnika's all-time total
1970s51980s351990s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharnika?
69 babies have been named Sharnika since 1979. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1991 with 11 births.
When was Sharnika most popular?
Sharnika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Sharnika been used?
Sharnika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 15 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Sharnika?
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, 1979–1993 (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.