Recorded 1959–2007 Girls' name Peak 1989 599 births

Sharnell — girls' name

599 babies named Sharnell in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s581970s1661980s1881990s1582000s24
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Sharnell was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

31 babies were named Sharnell in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharnell

The Social Security Administration has registered 599 babies named Sharnell between 1959 and 2007, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharnell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharnell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sharnell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharnell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharnell 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 599 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.

Sharnell at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

599

Since 1959

49 years of records

Peak year

1989

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1959

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2007

Sharnell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1959

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1989)
31
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 20071997199119851979197319671959 5

Sharnell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
188 births that decade — 31% of Sharnell's all-time total
1950s51960s581970s1661980s1881990s1582000s24

Sharnell by state

Where Sharnell concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sharnell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.7%
#2 Florida
6 1.0%
California share of Sharnell's total US births 1.7%
Even split

10 of 599 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharnell?
599 babies have been named Sharnell since 1959. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1989 with 31 births.
When was Sharnell most popular?
Sharnell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Sharnell most popular?
The top states for the name Sharnell are California (10 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Sharnell been used?
Sharnell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 49 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Sharnell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1959–2007 (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.