Recorded 1939–2015 Girls' name Peak 1986 1,366 births

Sharell — girls' name

1,366 babies named Sharell in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s281950s591960s511970s1991980s4881990s3472000s1372010s51
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Sharell was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

72 babies were named Sharell in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharell

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,366 babies named Sharell between 1939 and 2015, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 488 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Sharell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharell in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharell 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 1,366 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.

Sharell at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

1,366

Since 1939

77 years of records

Peak year

1986

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1939

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2015

Sharell popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1939

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1986)
72
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
020406080 201520061997198819791970195819451939 6

Sharell popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 1976 (Sharell as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 198919831976 5

Sharell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
488 births that decade — 36% of Sharell's all-time total
1930s61940s281950s591960s511970s1991980s4881990s3472000s1372010s51

Sharell by state

Where Sharell concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
95 7.0%
#2 Florida
39 2.9%
#3 Louisiana
34 2.5%
#4 Illinois
32 2.3%
#5 California
30 2.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
24 1.8%
#7 New Jersey
16 1.2%
#8 Texas
13 1.0%
New York share of Sharell's total US births 7.0%
Even split

95 of 1,366 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Sharell appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharell?
1,366 babies have been named Sharell since 1939. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1986 with 72 births.
When was Sharell most popular?
Sharell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 488 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Sharell most popular?
The top states for the name Sharell are New York (95 births), Florida (39 births), Louisiana (34 births).
How long has the name Sharell been used?
Sharell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 77 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Sharell?
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.

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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, 1939–2015 (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.