UK girl's name
Sharni
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Sharni is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Sharni popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4736, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 15 births.
This profile covers 97 England and Wales registrations across 16 recorded years from 1996 to 2015. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 27% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 96 living people in the UK are called Sharni. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Sharni ranked #4736 for girls in England and Wales in 2015, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 15 girls were registered as Sharni.
- • About 96 living people in the UK are estimated to have Sharni as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4736
2015
Births in 2015
4
Latest year
Peak year
1996
15 births
Estimated living
96
2026
Popularity
Sharni over time
The chart below shows babies named Sharni registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Sharni, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2015, compared with 15 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sharni by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Sharni was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4750 | 8 | 2 |
| 2000s | #3781 | 45 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1732 | 44 | 4 |
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Names similar to Sharni
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- Sienna 32,418
- Sofia 29,136
- Sarah 27,961
- Shannon 25,510
- Summer 24,167
- Sara 14,205
- Skye 13,654
- Samantha 12,697
- Stephanie 9,309
FAQ
Sharni: questions and answers
How popular is the name Sharni in the UK right now?
In 2015, Sharni was ranked #4736 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Sharni most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 15 babies registered as Sharni in England and Wales.
How many people are called Sharni in the UK?
A total of 97 babies have been registered as Sharni across the 16 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.