Girls' name · since 1942
Sharrell
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 422 babies named Sharrell, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 422
- born since 1942
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharrell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 422 have been recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Sharrell recorded 422 times among girls since 1942, 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 1942 to 2005.
- #13,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 422 born since 1942
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharrell ranks #13,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 422 born since 1942, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 422
- born since 1942
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharrell's 422 recorded births place it above 81.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sharrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharrell's full recorded timeline at 1981, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2005
- Peak year (1990)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Sharrell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (126 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Sharrell's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Sharrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
123 births
- 1990s
1990s
126 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 126 births (30% of all-time use).
Sharrell by state
Where Sharrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.4% |
10 of 422 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sharrell's data
- Sharrell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sharrells (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1942–2005 (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 Sharrell 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.