Girls' name · since 1933
Sharalyn
386 babies named Sharalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 386
- born since 1933
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sharalyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 386 recorded since 1933.
Social Security Administration records show Sharalyn recorded 386 times among girls since 1933, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 1993.
- #13,809 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 386 born since 1933
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharalyn ranks #13,809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 386 born since 1933, peaking in the 1950s.
- #13,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 386
- born since 1933
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sharalyn's 386 recorded births place it above 80.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Sharalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharalyn's full recorded timeline at 1964, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1940 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1993
- Peak year (1940)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Sharalyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (101 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Sharalyn's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sharalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
93 births
- 1950s
1950s
101 births
- 1960s
1960s
60 births
- 1970s
1970s
64 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 101 births (26% of all-time use).
Sharalyn by state
Where Sharalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
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What to do with Sharalyn's data
- Sharalyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Sharalyns (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1933–1993 (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 Sharalyn 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.