Girls' name · since 1934
Sharilyn
1,790 babies named Sharilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,083 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,790
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,790 girls have been named Sharilyn since 1934, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sharilyn has 1,790 recorded births among girls since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2020.
- #5,083 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,790 born since 1934
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharilyn ranks #5,083 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,790 born since 1934, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,083 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,790
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sharilyn's 1,790 recorded births place it above 92.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Sharilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sharilyn splits its recorded history at 1970: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sharilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2020
- Peak year (1962)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Sharilyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (458 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Sharilyn's strongest decade.
458 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sharilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 55
1930s
55 births
- 1940s
1940s
411 births
- 1950s
1950s
370 births
- 1960s
1960s
458 births
- 1970s
1970s
231 births
- 1980s 136
1980s
136 births
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 458 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sharilyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sharilyn's total volume
Sharilyn by state
Where Sharilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 162 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Hawaii | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Nebraska | | 10 | 0.6% |
162 of 1,790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Sharilyn appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Sharilyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (458 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sharilyns (162 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sharilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1934–2020 (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 Sharilyn 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.