How Many People Are Named Sharmain?
An estimated 161 people in the United States have the first name Sharmain. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Sharmain peaked in popularity in 1990 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharmain 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 Sharmain paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
161
About 1 in 2,128,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1990
14 births
Total Registered
177
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharmain
Sharmain is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 177 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharmain as a female name
Ranked #9,407 in 1993
9 female births in 1993
Peak: 1990 (14 births)
Sharmain: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharmain span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 56 babies were registered. While Sharmain is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sharmain by Decade
How has Sharmain 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.
Sharmain + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharmain as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sharmain: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharmain?
We estimate approximately 161 people named Sharmain 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 2,128,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharmain a common name?
Sharmain is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 177 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharmain most popular?
Sharmain reached peak popularity in 1990, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharmain is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharmain a female name?
Sharmain is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharmain Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharmain Smith, Sharmain Johnson, Sharmain 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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