Girls' name · since 1967
Sharmel
Sharmel has 117 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 117
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
117 girls have been named Sharmel since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sharmel recorded 117 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1993.
- #25,452 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 117 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharmel ranks #25,452 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 117 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #25,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 117
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sharmel's 117 recorded births place it above 64.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharmel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharmel's full recorded timeline at 1977, 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 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharmel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1993
- Peak year (1970)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Sharmel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (68 births, 58% of the file).
1970s was Sharmel's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Sharmel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
68 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 68 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sharmel's data
- Sharmel's decade-level peak was the 1970s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharmel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1967–1993 (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 Sharmel 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.