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Sharelle

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How to Pronounce Sharelle

Pronounced shuh-REL /ʃəˈrɛl/Medium

Meaning: Sharelle is a mid-to-late-century coinage joining the Shar- of Sharon and Cheryl to the graceful French suffix -elle. It has no inherited meaning; its warmth comes from the popular parent sounds and the feminine -elle ending.Low

In 30 seconds: Sharelle is a coined blend of Sharon or Cheryl with the French -elle ending; a smooth invented name, it crested in the late nineteen-eighties.

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Origin LowAmerican, French

MeaningSharelle is a mid-to-late-century coinage joining the Shar- of Sharon and Cheryl to the graceful French suffix -elle. It has no inherited meaning; its warmth comes from the popular parent sounds and the feminine -elle ending.

U.S. rank (2013)#12982 ↗ Rising

2013 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1989

Total births (all-time)≈ 775

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Sharelle blends the Shar- of Sharon and Cheryl with the fashionable French suffix -elle, literally 'she.' It is a made name, assembled for a soft, unmistakably feminine sound rather than descended from any single root.

Sharelle grew through the later twentieth century and crested in the late nineteen-eighties, part of the same -elle vogue that lifted Rochelle and Danielle. It reads as a smooth, of-its-moment coinage that a namer today would place squarely in the eighties.

Did you know? The -elle ending that finishes Sharelle — the French word for 'she' — powered a whole late-century wave of feminine coinages, from Rochelle and Danielle to Michelle and Chanelle.

Overall data confidence 45%

Social Security Administration — given-name data — -elle coinage from Sharon/Cheryl

Variations

SharellSherelleCharelle

Nicknames

ShariElleRel

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If you like Sharelle…

Rochelle— a same-era -elle name with matching cadence

Sherelle— a sister spelling built on Cheryl and -elle

Danielle— a leading -elle name of the same generation

Chantelle— a comparable coined -elle name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Sharelle mean?

Sharelle is a coined name blending Sharon or Cheryl with the French -elle ending, 'she'; it has no older dictionary meaning.

How do you pronounce Sharelle?

It's said shuh-REL /ʃəˈrɛl/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Sharelle a boy or girl name?

Sharelle is a girl's name.

Is Sharelle making a comeback?

Not really — it stays a late-twentieth-century coinage, though -elle names remain broadly stylish.