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UK girl's name

Sharnie

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2013. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Sharnie is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Sharnie popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2013 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5742, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 17 births.

This profile covers 96 England and Wales registrations across 14 recorded years from 1996 to 2013. 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 18% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 95 living people in the UK are called Sharnie. 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 2014 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Sharnie ranked #5742 for girls in England and Wales in 2013, with 3 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 1996, when 17 girls were registered as Sharnie.
  • About 95 living people in the UK are estimated to have Sharnie as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#5742

2013

Births in 2013

3

Latest year

Peak year

1996

17 births

Estimated living

95

2026

Popularity

Sharnie over time

The chart below shows babies named Sharnie registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2013. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Sharnie, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2013, compared with 17 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Sharnie
0491317199620042013

Decades

Sharnie by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Sharnie 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 #5742 3 1
2000s #4070 36 9
1990s #1309 57 4

Related

Names similar to Sharnie

FAQ

Sharnie: questions and answers

How popular is the name Sharnie in the UK right now?

In 2013, Sharnie was ranked #5742 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Sharnie most popular?

The peak year on record was 1996, with 17 babies registered as Sharnie in England and Wales.

How many people are called Sharnie in the UK?

A total of 96 babies have been registered as Sharnie across the 14 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.