Total births
139
Girls' name · since 1949
Sherel
139 babies named Sherel in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 139
- total births
- 1949–1979
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
139 girls have been named Sherel since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sherel has 139 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1979.
- 139 total births
- 1949–1979 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
139 girls have been named Sherel since 1949, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1979.
- 139
- total births
- 1949–1979
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Sherel was born in this single decade.
1956
Single peak year
13 babies were named Sherel in 1956 - its busiest year on record.
Sherel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherel's full recorded timeline at 1959, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherel at a glance
Last recorded 1979Peak year
1956
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1949
Sherel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1979
- Peak year (1956)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Sherel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Sherel's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Sherel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
77 births
- 1960s
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 77 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sherel? ▼
Sherel has been given to 139 babies in the U.S. since 1949, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1979. 13 babies were born in 1956, its single highest year.
When was Sherel most popular? ▼
Sherel was most popular in the 1950s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Sherel been used? ▼
Records for Sherel go back to 1949, giving 31 years of history through 1979.
What names are similar to Sherel? ▼
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.
What to do with Sherel's data
- Sherel's decade-level peak was the 1950s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sherel
Nearby Names Like Sherel
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sherel
Sheila Girl
#2013 238,774 births
Sherry Girl
#6948 229,937 births
Shelby Girl
#658 148,830 births
Shelly Girl
#4580 84,420 births
Sherri Girl
#8493 83,667 births
Compare Sherel side by side: Sherel vs Sheila Sherel vs Sherry Sherel vs Shelby
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1949–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sherel: Baby Name Since 1949 - 139 Births, Peak 1956." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sherel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sherel 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 July 2026.