How Many People Are Named Sharrod?
An estimated 544 people in the United States have the first name Sharrod. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Sharrod peaked in popularity in 1979 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharrod 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 Sharrod paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
544
About 1 in 630,063 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1979
23 births
Total Registered
563
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharrod
Sharrod is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 563 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sharrod as a male name
Ranked #13,727 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1979 (23 births)
Sharrod: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharrod span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 147 babies were registered. Sharrod has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharrod by Decade
How has Sharrod 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.
Sharrod by State
Sharrod + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharrod as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sharrod
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Sharrod: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharrod?
We estimate approximately 544 people named Sharrod 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 630,063 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharrod a common name?
Sharrod is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 563 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharrod most popular?
Sharrod reached peak popularity in 1979, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharrod is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharrod a male name?
Sharrod is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharrod Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharrod Smith, Sharrod Johnson, Sharrod 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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