Girls' name · since 1956
Sharil
41 babies named Sharil in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
41 girls have been named Sharil since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharil has been recorded 41 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1964.
- #37,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharil ranks #37,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #37,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sharil's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sharil splits its recorded history at 1961: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sharil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1964
- Peak year (1962)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Sharil by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (28 births, 68% of the file).
1960s was Sharil's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Sharil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 28 births (68% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~8 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, 1956–1964 (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 Sharil 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.