Recorded 1937–1997 Girls' name Peak 1962 1,299 births

Sharri — girls' name

1,299 babies named Sharri in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s111940s781950s2281960s6131970s2301980s1091990s30
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sharri was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

88 babies were named Sharri in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharri

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,299 babies named Sharri between 1937 and 1997, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharri currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharri performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 613 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sharri shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharri in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharri 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 1,299 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.

Sharri at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

1,299

Since 1937

61 years of records

Peak year

1962

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1937

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1997

Sharri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1937

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1962)
88
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
020406080100 199719861979197219651958195119441937 5

Sharri by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
613 births that decade — 47% of Sharri's all-time total
1930s111940s781950s2281960s6131970s2301980s1091990s30

Sharri by state

Where Sharri concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
69 5.3%
#2 Michigan
34 2.6%
#3 New York
27 2.1%
#4 Texas
11 0.8%
#5 Florida
10 0.8%
#6 Ohio
10 0.8%
#7 Indiana
9 0.7%
#8 Oklahoma
6 0.5%
California share of Sharri's total US births 5.3%
Even split

69 of 1,299 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Sharri appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharri?
1,299 babies have been named Sharri since 1937. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1962 with 88 births.
When was Sharri most popular?
Sharri was most popular in the 1960s decade with 613 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Sharri most popular?
The top states for the name Sharri are California (69 births), Michigan (34 births), New York (27 births).
How long has the name Sharri been used?
Sharri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 61 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Sharri?
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.

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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, 1937–1997 (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.