Recorded 1964–1993 Girls' name Peak 1982 62 births

Shernell — girls' name

62 babies named Shernell in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

62 girls have been named Shernell since 1964, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

62
total births
1964–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Shernell was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shernell in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shernell

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Shernell between 1964 and 1993, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shernell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shernell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shernell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shernell 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 62 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.

Shernell at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

62

Since 1964

30 years of records

Peak year

1982

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1964

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1993

Shernell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1964

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1982)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Shernell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 31% of Shernell's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shernell?
62 babies have been named Shernell since 1964. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1982 with 7 births.
When was Shernell most popular?
Shernell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Shernell been used?
Shernell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 30 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Shernell?
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, 1964–1993 (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.