Is Sharan a boy or girl name?

Sharan is a girl’s name. Of the 1,248 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 95.3% were girls and 4.7% were boys.

Sharan

Recorded 1936–2025 · United States

Sharan was most popular in 1947, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,905 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,248 people named Sharan.

Sharan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sharan’s peak in 1947. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sharan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sharan is a girl’s name — 95.3% of the 1,248 Americans given it were girls and 4.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 50% girls and 50% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org