Girls' name · since 1958
Sharonda
Sharonda has 5,839 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,839
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharonda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 5,839 recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Sharonda recorded 5,839 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2009.
- #2,317 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,839 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharonda ranks #2,317 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,839 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,839
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharonda's 5,839 recorded births place it above 96.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Sharonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharonda's full recorded timeline at 1984, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 299 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2009
- Peak year (1980)
- 299
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Sharonda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,260 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Sharonda's strongest decade.
2,260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Sharonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 442
1960s
442 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,178 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,260 births
- 1990s 817
1990s
817 births
- 2000s 131
2000s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,260 births (39% of all-time use).
How Sharonda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sharonda's total volume
Sharonda by state
Where Sharonda concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| 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% |
535 of 5,839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Sharonda appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sharonda's data
- Sharonda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,260 total births); usage has since declined to 131 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sharondas (535 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Sharonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1958–2009 (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 Sharonda 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.