Girls' name · since 1942
Sharrel
Sharrel has 48 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1942
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sharrel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 48 have been recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharrel has been recorded 48 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1966.
- #35,551 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 48 born since 1942
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharrel ranks #35,551 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1942, peaking in the 1940s.
- #35,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1942
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sharrel's 48 recorded births place it above 50.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharrel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharrel's full recorded timeline at 1949, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharrel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1966
- Peak year (1942)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1966.
48 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1942 with 12 births in a single year.
Sharrel by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (33 births, 69% of the file).
1940s was Sharrel's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Sharrel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 33 births (69% of all-time use).
Sharrel decade highlights
- Peak decade 33 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Sharrel's data
- Sharrel's decade-level peak was the 1940s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharrel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1942–1966 (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 Sharrel 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.
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