Recorded 1958–1962 Girls' name Peak 1962 16 births

Sharal — girls' name

16 babies named Sharal in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Sharal since 1958, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1962.

16
total births
1958–1962
years on record
1960s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Sharal was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sharal in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharal

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Sharal between 1958 and 1962, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharal performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sharal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sharal at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

16

Since 1958

5 years of records

Peak year

1962

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1958

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1962

Sharal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1958

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1962)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 196219601958 5

Sharal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 69% of Sharal's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharal?
16 babies have been named Sharal since 1958. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1962 with 6 births.
When was Sharal most popular?
Sharal was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Sharal been used?
Sharal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 5 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Sharal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.