Recorded 1937–1983 Girls' name Peak 1955 423 births

Sheral — girls' name

423 babies named Sheral in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s761950s1851960s1361970s161980s5
1950s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Sheral was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

27 babies were named Sheral in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheral

The Social Security Administration has registered 423 babies named Sheral between 1937 and 1983, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheral currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheral performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sheral shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sheral in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheral 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 423 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.

Sheral at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

423

Since 1937

47 years of records

Peak year

1955

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1937

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1983

Sheral popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1937

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1955)
27
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
051015202530 198319681964196019561952194819431937 5

Sheral by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
185 births that decade — 44% of Sheral's all-time total
1930s51940s761950s1851960s1361970s161980s5

Sheral by state

Where Sheral concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sheral
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 1.2%
Louisiana share of Sheral's total US births 1.2%

5 of 423 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheral?
423 babies have been named Sheral since 1937. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1955 with 27 births.
When was Sheral most popular?
Sheral was most popular in the 1950s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Sheral most popular?
The top states for the name Sheral are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Sheral been used?
Sheral has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 47 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Sheral?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, 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, 1937–1983 (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.