Recorded 1937–1970 Girls' name Peak 1946 202 births

Sharren — girls' name

202 babies named Sharren in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101940s1131950s621960s121970s5
1940s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Sharren was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

19 babies were named Sharren in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharren

The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Sharren between 1937 and 1970, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharren currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharren performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharren 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 202 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.

Sharren at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

202

Since 1937

34 years of records

Peak year

1946

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1937

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1970

Sharren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1937

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1946)
19
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 19701959195419511948194519421937 5

Sharren by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
113 births that decade — 56% of Sharren's all-time total
1930s101940s1131950s621960s121970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharren?
202 babies have been named Sharren since 1937. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1946 with 19 births.
When was Sharren most popular?
Sharren was most popular in the 1940s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Sharren been used?
Sharren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 34 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Sharren?
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, 1937–1970 (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.