Girls' name · since 1974
Sharonica
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 246 babies named Sharonica, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
246 girls have been named Sharonica since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sharonica has 246 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2001.
- #17,767 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 246 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharonica ranks #17,767 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 246 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharonica's 246 recorded births place it above 75.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Sharonica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharonica's full recorded timeline at 1986, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharonica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2001
- Peak year (1982)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2001.
246 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1982 with 19 births in a single year.
Sharonica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (142 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Sharonica's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Sharonica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 142 births (58% of all-time use).
Sharonica decade highlights
- Peak decade 142 births
- Runner-up 60 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Sharonica by state
Where Sharonica concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 2.4% |
6 of 246 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 2.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 2.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Sharonica's data
- Sharonica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Sharonicas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Sharonica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1974–2001 (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 Sharonica 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.
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