Recorded 1958–2009 Girls' name Peak 1980 5,839 births

Sharonda — girls' name

5,839 babies named Sharonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

5,839 girls have been named Sharonda since 1958, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

5,839
total births
1958–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Sharonda was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

299 babies were named Sharonda in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,839 babies named Sharonda between 1958 and 2009, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 299 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharonda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 2,260 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sharonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 535 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharonda in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharonda 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 5,839 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.

Sharonda at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

5,839

Since 1958

52 years of records

Peak year

1980

299 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1958

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2009

Sharonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1958

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1980)
299
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Sharonda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
2,260 births that decade — 39% of Sharonda's all-time total
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Sharonda by state

Where Sharonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
535 9.2%
#2 New Jersey
485 8.3%
#3 Florida
461 7.9%
#4 Georgia
290 5.0%
#5 Illinois
279 4.8%
#6 Louisiana
258 4.4%
#7 Michigan
251 4.3%
#8 North Carolina
230 3.9%
Texas share of Sharonda's total US births 9.2%
Even split

535 of 5,839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Sharonda appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharonda?
5,839 babies have been named Sharonda since 1958. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1980 with 299 births.
When was Sharonda most popular?
Sharonda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 2,260 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Sharonda most popular?
The top states for the name Sharonda are Texas (535 births), New Jersey (485 births), Florida (461 births).
How long has the name Sharonda been used?
Sharonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 52 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Sharonda?
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, 1958–2009 (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.