Recorded 1939–1958 Girls' name Peak 1944 86 births

Sharran — girls' name

86 babies named Sharran in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

86 girls have been named Sharran since 1939, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1958.

86
total births
1939–1958
years on record
1940s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Sharran was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sharran in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharran

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Sharran between 1939 and 1958, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharran currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharran performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharran shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharran 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 86 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.

Sharran at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

86

Since 1939

20 years of records

Peak year

1944

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1939

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1958

Sharran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1939

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1944)
13
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 1958195319501948194419421939 5

Sharran by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
50 births that decade — 58% of Sharran's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharran?
86 babies have been named Sharran since 1939. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1944 with 13 births.
When was Sharran most popular?
Sharran was most popular in the 1940s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Sharran been used?
Sharran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 20 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Sharran?
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.

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, 1939–1958 (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.