Sharl — girls' name
52 babies named Sharl in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
52 girls have been named Sharl since 1950, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1969.
- 52
- total births
- 1950–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
65% of everyone ever named Sharl was born in this single decade.
10 babies were named Sharl in 1961 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Sharl
The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Sharl between 1950 and 1969, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharl performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sharl shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Sharl 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 52 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.
Sharl at a glance
Last recorded 1969Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Sharl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1950
- Peak year (1961)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1969.
52 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1961 with 10 births in a single year.
Sharl by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 34 births that decade — 65% of Sharl's all-time total
Sharl decade highlights
- Peak decade 34 births
- Runner-up 18 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Sharl's strongest decade
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 65% of all-time use.
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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, 1950–1969 (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.