Girls' name · since 1937
Sharren
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 202 babies named Sharren, peaking in 1946. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 202
- born since 1937
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sharren sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 202 recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharren has been recorded 202 times among girls since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1970.
- #19,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 202 born since 1937
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharren ranks #19,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 202 born since 1937, peaking in the 1940s.
- #19,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 202
- born since 1937
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sharren's 202 recorded births place it above 72.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharren's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1946 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1970
- Peak year (1946)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Sharren by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (113 births, 56% of the file).
1940s was Sharren's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Sharren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
113 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 113 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Sharren's decade-level peak was the 1940s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1937–1970 (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 Sharren 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.