How Many People Are Named Sharma?
An estimated 341 people in the United States have the first name Sharma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Sharma peaked in popularity in 1969 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharma 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 Sharma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
341
About 1 in 1,005,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1969
24 births
Total Registered
434
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharma
Sharma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 434 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharma as a female name
Ranked #7,179 in 1983
9 female births in 1983
Peak: 1969 (24 births)
Sharma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharma span from the 1930s to the 1980s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 134 babies were registered. Sharma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharma by Decade
How has Sharma 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.
Sharma by State
Sharma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sharma
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sharma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharma?
We estimate approximately 341 people named Sharma 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 1,005,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharma a common name?
Sharma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 434 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharma most popular?
Sharma reached peak popularity in 1969, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharma is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharma a female name?
Sharma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharma Smith, Sharma Johnson, Sharma 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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