How Many People Are Named Sharita?
An estimated 2,450 people in the United States have the first name Sharita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Sharita peaked in popularity in 1985 with 165 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharita as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sharita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,450
About 1 in 139,900 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1985
165 births
Total Registered
2,637
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharita
Sharita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,637 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharita as a female name
Ranked #18,861 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 1985 (165 births)
Sharita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharita span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,332 babies were registered. Sharita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharita by Decade
How has Sharita tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sharita by State
Birth registrations for Sharita span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Indiana, Louisiana. On average, about 62 Sharitas were registered per state.
Sharita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sharita
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Sharita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharita?
We estimate approximately 2,450 people named Sharita are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 139,900 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharita a common name?
Sharita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,637 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharita most popular?
Sharita reached peak popularity in 1985, when 165 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharita is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharita a female name?
Sharita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharita Smith, Sharita Johnson, Sharita Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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