Girls' name · since 1981
Sharrah
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Sharrah, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
21 girls have been named Sharrah since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharrah has been recorded 21 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1990.
- #45,646 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharrah ranks #45,646 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #45,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharrah's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharrah's full recorded timeline at 1986, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1990
- Peak year (1986)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Sharrah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).
1980s was Sharrah's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Sharrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sharrah's data
- Sharrah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharrah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1981–1990 (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 Sharrah 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.