Girls' name · since 1943
Sharelle
775 babies named Sharelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 775
- born since 1943
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 775 recorded since 1943.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharelle has been recorded 775 times among girls since 1943, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2013.
- #8,941 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 775 born since 1943
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharelle ranks #8,941 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 775 born since 1943, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 775
- born since 1943
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharelle's 775 recorded births place it above 87.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Sharelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharelle's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2013
- Peak year (1989)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Sharelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (353 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Sharelle's strongest decade.
353 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Sharelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 100
1970s
100 births
- 1980s
1980s
353 births
- 1990s
1990s
202 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 353 births (46% of all-time use).
How Sharelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sharelle's total volume
Sharelle by state
Where Sharelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
28 of 775 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sharelle's data
- Sharelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (353 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sharelles (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
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, 1943–2013 (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 Sharelle 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.