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Girl name

Sharnay

100% girls · last recorded 2006

Sharnay has been given to about 129 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 126
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sharnay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1988 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time129

How popular is Sharnay?

Its best year was 1988, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 5561st. The typical living American called Sharnay is about 35 years old today.

Names that sound like Sharnay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shawna0.69
  2. Shana0.69
  3. Shanna0.69
  4. Shayna0.69
  5. Sharla0.69
  6. Shannan0.69
  7. Shara0.69
  8. Janay0.68

Middle names for Sharnay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sharnay Eve0.80
  2. Sharnay Elizabeth0.78
  3. Sharnay Josephine0.78
  4. Sharnay Anne0.78
  5. Sharnay Rose0.77
  6. Sharnay Louise0.77

Sibling names for Sharnay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ashleysister · 0.56
  2. Codybrother · 0.55
  3. Kylebrother · 0.54
  4. Laceysister · 0.54
  5. Mallorysister · 0.52
  6. Caseyeither · 0.49

Where Sharnay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sharnay Anderson0.74
    2. Sharnay White0.72
    3. Sharnay Reyes0.72
    4. Sharnay Nguyen0.72
    5. Sharnay Moore0.72
    6. Sharnay Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sharnay

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.