Boys' name · since 1972
Sharrod
563 babies named Sharrod in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,357 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 563
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharrod sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 563 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharrod has been recorded 563 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2020.
- #7,357 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 563 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharrod ranks #7,357 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 563 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,357 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 563
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharrod's 563 recorded births place it above 83.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Sharrod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharrod's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharrod popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2020
- Peak year (1979)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Sharrod by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (147 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Sharrod's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sharrod births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
102 births
- 1980s
1980s
132 births
- 1990s
1990s
147 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 147 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sharrod compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sharrod's total volume
Sharrod by state
Where Sharrod concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 10 | 1.8% |
10 of 563 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sharrod's data
- Sharrod's decade-level peak was the 1990s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Sharrods (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharrod: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1972–2020 (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 Sharrod 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.