US rank #15476 Girls' name Peak 1949 1,015 births

Sharol — #15476 US girls' name

1,015 babies named Sharol in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s721940s3531950s3221960s1781970s421990s52000s162010s172020s10
#15476
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1940s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sharol was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

46 babies were named Sharol in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharol

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,015 babies named Sharol between 1934 and 2024, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharol currently holds the #15476 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharol performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 353 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Sharol shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Iowa and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharol in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharol 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 1,015 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.

Sharol at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,015

Since 1934

91 years of records

Peak year

1949

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#15,476

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1934

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sharol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1934

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1949)
46
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
01020304050 20241991196919621955194819411934 5

Sharol by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
353 births that decade — 35% of Sharol's all-time total
1930s721940s3531950s3221960s1781970s421990s52000s162010s172020s10

Sharol by state

Where Sharol concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Sharol
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
65 6.4%
#2 Iowa
11 1.1%
#3 Minnesota
7 0.7%
#4 Michigan
5 0.5%
#5 Texas
5 0.5%
California share of Sharol's total US births 6.4%
Even split

65 of 1,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharol?
1,015 babies have been named Sharol since 1934. It currently ranks #15476 among girls. The peak year was 1949 with 46 births.
When was Sharol most popular?
Sharol was most popular in the 1940s decade with 353 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Sharol most popular?
The top states for the name Sharol are California (65 births), Iowa (11 births), Minnesota (7 births).
How long has the name Sharol been used?
Sharol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 91 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sharol?
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, 1934–2024 (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.