Boys' name · since 1970
Sharod
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 1,318 babies named Sharod, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,316 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,908 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,318
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,318 babies have been named Sharod since 1970, making it today's #9908 boys' name.
Sharod has 1,318 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9908 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,316 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,908 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,318 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharod ranks #4,316 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,908 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,318 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,316 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,908 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,318
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharod's 1,318 recorded births place it above 90.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sharod compares
1,318 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sharod's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sharod | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,318 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sharod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharod's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharod popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Sharod by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (359 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Sharod's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Sharod births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
184 births
- 1980s
1980s
333 births
- 1990s
1990s
359 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 359 births (27% of all-time use).
How Sharod compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sharod's total volume
Sharod by state
Where Sharod concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 145 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 64 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 31 | 2.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 29 | 2.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
145 of 1,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Sharod's data
- Sharod's decade-level peak was the 1990s (359 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sharods (145 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sharod: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Sharod 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.