How Many People Are Named Sharma?
people named Sharma are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 921,252 people in the US has this name
Based on 434 babies named Sharma in Social Security records from 1935 to 1983, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
24 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "protection, comfort, joy" in Sanskrit.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Sharma in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sharma alive today is about 59 years old, and 57% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 51 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sharma first appears in the records in 1935 and was given most often in 1969, to 24 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1983.
Babies given the name each year, 1935 to 1983
🏆 Rank History
Sharma has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,718, in 1945.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,718 (1945) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,548 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sharma alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sharma were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 15 of those alive today.
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