Girls' name · since 1977
Sharnelle
Sharnelle has 80 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,668 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
80 girls have been named Sharnelle since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sharnelle recorded 80 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1994.
- #29,668 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharnelle ranks #29,668 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,668 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharnelle's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharnelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharnelle's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharnelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1994
- Peak year (1992)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Sharnelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (57 births, 71% of the file).
1990s was Sharnelle's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Sharnelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 57 births (71% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharnelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1977–1994 (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 Sharnelle 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.