Recorded 1942–1967 Girls' name Peak 1960 43 births

Sharilee — girls' name

43 babies named Sharilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

43 girls have been named Sharilee since 1942, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1967.

43
total births
1942–1967
years on record
1960s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Sharilee was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sharilee in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Sharilee between 1942 and 1967, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharilee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharilee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharilee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharilee 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 43 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.

Sharilee at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

43

Since 1942

26 years of records

Peak year

1960

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1942

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1967

Sharilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1942

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1960)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 19671965196419631961196019581942 5

Sharilee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
33 births that decade — 77% of Sharilee's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharilee?
43 babies have been named Sharilee since 1942. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1960 with 6 births.
When was Sharilee most popular?
Sharilee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Sharilee been used?
Sharilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 26 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Sharilee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, 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, 1942–1967 (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.