Girls' name · since 1982
Sharnise
119 babies named Sharnise in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharnise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 119 have been recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharnise has been recorded 119 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1993.
- #25,252 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 119 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharnise ranks #25,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharnise's 119 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Sharnise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharnise's full recorded timeline at 1989, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharnise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1993
- Peak year (1988)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Sharnise by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (70 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Sharnise's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Sharnise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 70 births (59% of all-time use).
Sharnise by state
Where Sharnise concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 4.2% |
5 of 119 births nationwide.
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- Sharnise's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (70 total births) through the 1990s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Sharnises (5 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 Sharnise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1982–1993 (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 Sharnise 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.