Boys' name · since 2001

Sharbel

Sharbel has 159 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#14,392 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,621 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
159
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

159 babies have been named Sharbel since 2001, making it today's #8621 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharbel has been recorded 159 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #8621 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.

  • #14,392 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #8,621 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 159 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharbel ranks #14,392 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,621 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 159 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#14,392 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,621 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
159
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%38.1%
Sharbel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sharbel's 159 recorded births place it above 68.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.

How Sharbel compares

159 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Sharbel's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Sharbel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 159 369 358,536
Peak-year births 22 34 22,252

Sharbel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sharbel's full recorded timeline at 2017, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sharbel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
22
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
0510152025 2001201220152018202120242025 9

Sharbel by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (89 births, 56% of the file).

2010s was Sharbel's strongest decade.

89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Sharbel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 89 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Sharbel by state

Where Sharbel concentrates geographically, total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sharbel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
7 4.4%
#2 Illinois
5 3.1%
Michigan share of Sharbel's total US births 4.4%
Even split

7 of 159 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharbel?
Sharbel has been given to 159 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #14,392 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #8,621 of 13,930. 22 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Sharbel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharbel ranks #14,392 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,621 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sharbel most popular?
Sharbel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Sharbel most popular?
The top states for the name Sharbel are Michigan (7 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Sharbel been used?
The SSA has tracked Sharbel since 2001 -- 25 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Sharbel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Sharbel's data

  • Sharbel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Michigan records the most Sharbels (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sharbel

Nearby Names Like Sharbel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sharbel

Names with a similar popularity rank to Sharbel

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sharbel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sharbel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.