Girls' name · since 2001
Sharya
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 53 babies named Sharya, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sharya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 53 have been recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharya has been recorded 53 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2010.
- #34,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharya ranks #34,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #34,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sharya's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharya's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2010
- Peak year (2004)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Sharya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (41 births, 77% of the file).
2000s was Sharya's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Sharya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 41 births (77% of all-time use).
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- Sharya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~9 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, 2001–2010 (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 Sharya 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.