Is Sharita a boy or girl name?

Sharita is a girl’s name. Of the 2,637 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Sharita

Recorded 1955–2013 · United States

Sharita was most popular in 1985, when 165 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,588 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,637 people named Sharita.

Sharita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sharita’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sharita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sharita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,637 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Sharita

Where Sharita is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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