How Many People Are Named Sharra?
An estimated 420 people in the United States have the first name Sharra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Sharra peaked in popularity in 1979 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharra 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 Sharra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
420
About 1 in 816,082 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1979
26 births
Total Registered
457
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharra
Sharra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 457 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharra as a female name
Ranked #15,042 in 2001
6 female births in 2001
Peak: 1979 (26 births)
Sharra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharra span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 162 babies were registered. Sharra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharra by Decade
How has Sharra 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.
Sharra by State
Sharra + Last Name Combinations
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Sharra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharra?
We estimate approximately 420 people named Sharra 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 816,082 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharra a common name?
Sharra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 457 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharra most popular?
Sharra reached peak popularity in 1979, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharra is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharra a female name?
Sharra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharra Smith, Sharra Johnson, Sharra 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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