Unisex name · since 1930
Shearl
10 babies named Shearl in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1930
- 1930s
- peak decade
Shearl is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1930.
Shearl has 10 recorded births among boys since 1930, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 1960.
- #35,603 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1930
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shearl ranks #35,603 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1930, peaking in the 1930s.
- #35,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1930
- 1930s
- peak decade
Shearl's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shearl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shearl's full recorded timeline at 1960, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1930, with just 5 recorded births.
Shearl popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1960
- Peak year (1930)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Shearl popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1948 (Shearl as girls' name)
Shearl by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1930s was Shearl's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shearl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Shearl's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Shearl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1930–1960 (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 Shearl 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.