Girls' name · since 1928
Scharlene
Scharlene has 166 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1928
- 1940s
- peak decade
166 girls have been named Scharlene since 1928, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Scharlene recorded 166 times among girls since 1928, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1965.
- #21,749 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 166 born since 1928
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scharlene ranks #21,749 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1928, peaking in the 1940s.
- #21,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1928
- 1940s
- peak decade
Scharlene's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Scharlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Scharlene splits its recorded history at 1949: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Scharlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1965
- Peak year (1948)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Scharlene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (67 births, 40% of the file).
1940s was Scharlene's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Scharlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s
1940s
67 births
- 1950s
1950s
51 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 67 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Scharlene's data
- Scharlene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Scharlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1928–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Scharlene 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 August 2026.