Sharnel — girls' name
31 babies named Sharnel in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
31 girls have been named Sharnel since 1974, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.
- 31
- total births
- 1974–1991
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
65% of everyone ever named Sharnel was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Sharnel in 1978 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Sharnel
The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Sharnel between 1974 and 1991, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharnel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharnel performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharnel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Sharnel 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 31 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.
Sharnel at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Sharnel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1974
- Peak year (1978)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1991.
31 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1978 with 9 births in a single year.
Sharnel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 20 births that decade — 65% of Sharnel's all-time total
Sharnel decade highlights
- Peak decade 20 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Sharnel's strongest decade
20 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, 1974–1991 (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.