Recorded 1942–1965 Girls' name Peak 1942 52 births

Sharryl — girls' name

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

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The verdict

52 girls have been named Sharryl since 1942, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1965.

52
total births
1942–1965
years on record
1960s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Sharryl was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sharryl in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharryl

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Sharryl between 1942 and 1965, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharryl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharryl performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sharryl shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharryl 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 52 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.

Sharryl at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

52

Since 1942

24 years of records

Peak year

1942

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1942

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1965

Sharryl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1942

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1942)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196519641963196219611947194519431942 7

Sharryl by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
30 births that decade — 58% of Sharryl's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharryl?
52 babies have been named Sharryl since 1942. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1942 with 7 births.
When was Sharryl most popular?
Sharryl was most popular in the 1960s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Sharryl been used?
Sharryl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 24 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Sharryl?
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.

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, 1942–1965 (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.