Sharrell
A feminine name of uncertain origin, potentially meaning "a brilliant woman".
Name Census estimates that about 377 living Americans carry the first name Sharrell. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Sharrell today is around 43 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sharrell births was 1990 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sharrell. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
377
~ 1 in 909,163 Americans
Peak year
1990
24 babies that year
Average age
43
years old
2005 SSA rank
#18,735
Tracked since 1942
Popularity
Sharrell: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sharrell from the 1940s through to the 2000s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 126 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sharrell by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sharrell during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Sharrells live
Origin
Meaning and history of Sharrell
The name Sharrell is believed to have originated from the Old English words "scir" and "feld," which together mean "bright field." It first emerged in Anglo-Saxon England during the 8th century AD, where it was used as a topographic surname for someone who lived near a bright or shining field.
As a given name, one of the earliest recorded instances of Sharrell can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where a landowner named Sharrell de Beauvais is listed as holding estates in Normandy. This suggests that the name had already gained some popularity among the Norman nobility by the late 11th century.
During the Middle Ages, the name Sharrell appeared sporadically in various medieval records and chronicles across Europe. In 1256, a Sharrell de Montfort fought alongside Simon de Montfort at the Battle of Lewes during the Second Barons' War in England. Another notable figure was Sharrell de Valois (1328-1392), a French noblewoman and courtier at the court of King Charles VI.
The Renaissance period saw a few prominent individuals bearing the name Sharrell. One example is Sharrell Boleyn (1475-1543), an English courtier and aunt of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII. Another is Sharrell de' Medici (1519-1589), an Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts who commissioned works from artists like Bronzino and Vasari.
In the 17th century, Sharrell Pepys (1633-1703) was a noted English naval administrator and diarist who worked for the British Admiralty and kept a detailed account of life in London during the Great Plague and Great Fire. A century later, Sharrell Austen (1775-1817) was a noted English author and the younger sister of the famous novelist Jane Austen.
Other notable figures with the first name Sharrell include Sharrell Byron (1788-1824), an English Romantic poet and leading figure in the Romantic movement, and Sharrell Nightingale (1820-1910), a pioneering English nurse and the founder of modern nursing.
People
Sharrell + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharrell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sharrell: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharrell?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 377 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sharrell going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 909,163 US residents.
Is Sharrell a common name?
We classify Sharrell as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 422 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sharrell most popular?
The single biggest year for Sharrell was 1990, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sharrell is about 43 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Sharrell a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sharrell in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.