Girls' name · since 1918
Sharron
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 16,856 babies named Sharron, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,181 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16,856
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sharron is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16,856 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Sharron recorded 16,856 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2018.
- #1,181 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16,856 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharron ranks #1,181 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16,856 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #1,181 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16,856
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sharron's 16,856 recorded births place it above 98.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Sharron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sharron splits its recorded history at 1970: 16% of all births land in the more recent half, 84% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1943 peak of 870 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sharron popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2018
- Peak year (1943)
- 870
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Sharron popularity over time - boys
370 total births recorded since 1937 (Sharron as boys' name)
Sharron by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (6,547 births, 39% of the file).
1940s was Sharron's strongest decade.
6,547 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Sharron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 32
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 1,244
1930s
1,244 births
- 1940s
1940s
6,547 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,669 births
- 1960s 2,590
1960s
2,590 births
- 1970s 1,500
1970s
1,500 births
- 1980s 747
1980s
747 births
- 1990s 381
1990s
381 births
- 2000s 112
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 6,547 births (39% of all-time use).
How Sharron compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sharron's total volume
Sharron by state
Where Sharron concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,524 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,447 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 1,143 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 758 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 730 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 605 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 581 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 480 | 2.8% |
1,524 of 16,856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Sharron appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sharron's data
- Sharron's decade-level peak was the 1940s (6,547 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sharrons (1,524 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sharron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1918–2018 (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 Sharron 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.