Girls' name · since 1937
Sharry
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 953 babies named Sharry, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 953
- born since 1937
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sharry sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 953 recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharry has been recorded 953 times among girls since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1992.
- #7,776 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 953 born since 1937
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharry ranks #7,776 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 953 born since 1937, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 953
- born since 1937
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sharry's 953 recorded births place it above 89.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Sharry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sharry splits its recorded history at 1962: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sharry popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1992
- Peak year (1949)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Sharry by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (264 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Sharry's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Sharry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s
1940s
255 births
- 1950s
1950s
264 births
- 1960s
1960s
233 births
- 1970s
1970s
129 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 264 births (28% of all-time use).
How Sharry 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 Sharry's total volume
Sharry by state
Where Sharry concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.6% |
18 of 953 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sharry's data
- Sharry's decade-level peak was the 1950s (264 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Sharrys (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Sharry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1937–1992 (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 Sharry 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.