Recorded 1942–2005 Girls' name Peak 1990 422 births

Sharrell — girls' name

422 babies named Sharrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s261950s311960s401970s541980s1231990s1262000s22
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Sharrell was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

24 babies were named Sharrell in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 422 babies named Sharrell between 1942 and 2005, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharrell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sharrell 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 . In total, SSA state-level files list Sharrell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharrell 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 422 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.

Sharrell at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

422

Since 1942

64 years of records

Peak year

1990

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1942

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2005

Sharrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1942

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1990)
24
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
0510152025 200519971991198519791972195919461942 5

Sharrell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
126 births that decade — 30% of Sharrell's all-time total
1940s261950s311960s401970s541980s1231990s1262000s22

Sharrell by state

Where Sharrell concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sharrell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.4%
California share of Sharrell's total US births 2.4%

10 of 422 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharrell?
422 babies have been named Sharrell since 1942. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1990 with 24 births.
When was Sharrell most popular?
Sharrell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Sharrell most popular?
The top states for the name Sharrell are California (10 births).
How long has the name Sharrell been used?
Sharrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 64 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Sharrell?
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, 1942–2005 (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.