Recorded 1982–1993 Girls' name Peak 1988 119 births

Sharnise — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

119 girls have been named Sharnise since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

119
total births
1982–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Sharnise was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

38 babies were named Sharnise in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharnise

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Sharnise between 1982 and 1993, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharnise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharnise performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sharnise shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sharnise in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharnise 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 119 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.

Sharnise at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

119

Since 1982

12 years of records

Peak year

1988

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1982

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1993

Sharnise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1982

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1988)
38
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Sharnise by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
70 births that decade — 59% of Sharnise's all-time total
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Sharnise by state

Where Sharnise concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sharnise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 4.2%
Pennsylvania share of Sharnise's total US births 4.2%

5 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharnise?
119 babies have been named Sharnise since 1982. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1988 with 38 births.
When was Sharnise most popular?
Sharnise was most popular in the 1980s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Sharnise most popular?
The top states for the name Sharnise are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Sharnise been used?
Sharnise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 12 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Sharnise?
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.

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, 1982–1993 (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.