How Many People Are Named Sharry?
An estimated 667 people in the United States have the first name Sharry. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Sharry peaked in popularity in 1949 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharry 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 Sharry paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
667
About 1 in 513,875 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1949
39 births
Total Registered
953
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharry
Sharry is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 953 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharry as a female name
Ranked #13,088 in 1992
6 female births in 1992
Peak: 1949 (39 births)
Sharry: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharry span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 264 babies were registered. Sharry has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharry by Decade
How has Sharry 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.
Sharry by State
Birth registrations for Sharry span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, New York. The lowest are in New York, California, Michigan. On average, about 11 Sharrys were registered per state.
Sharry + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sharry: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharry?
We estimate approximately 667 people named Sharry 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 513,875 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharry a common name?
Sharry is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 953 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharry most popular?
Sharry reached peak popularity in 1949, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharry is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharry a female name?
Sharry is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharry Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharry Smith, Sharry Johnson, Sharry 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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