Recorded 1937–1994 Girls' name Peak 1961 751 births

Sharrie — girls' name

751 babies named Sharrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s1051950s1691960s2381970s1251980s871990s22
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Sharrie was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

32 babies were named Sharrie in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharrie

The Social Security Administration has registered 751 babies named Sharrie between 1937 and 1994, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharrie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharrie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 238 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sharrie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharrie in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharrie 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 751 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.

Sharrie at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

751

Since 1937

58 years of records

Peak year

1961

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1937

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1994

Sharrie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1937

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1961)
32
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
010203040 199419851977196919621955194819411937 5

Sharrie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
238 births that decade — 32% of Sharrie's all-time total
1930s51940s1051950s1691960s2381970s1251980s871990s22

Sharrie by state

Where Sharrie concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sharrie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 3.5%
#2 Michigan
10 1.3%
#3 Ohio
5 0.7%
California share of Sharrie's total US births 3.5%
Even split

26 of 751 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharrie?
751 babies have been named Sharrie since 1937. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1961 with 32 births.
When was Sharrie most popular?
Sharrie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 238 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Sharrie most popular?
The top states for the name Sharrie are California (26 births), Michigan (10 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Sharrie been used?
Sharrie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 58 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Sharrie?
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, 1937–1994 (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.