Girls' name · since 1949
Sharilynn
Sharilynn has 106 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sharilynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 106 have been recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Sharilynn recorded 106 times among girls since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1980.
- #26,530 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharilynn ranks #26,530 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #26,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sharilynn's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sharilynn splits its recorded history at 1963: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sharilynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1980
- Peak year (1966)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Sharilynn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (58 births, 55% of the file).
1960s was Sharilynn's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Sharilynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 58 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Sharilynn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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 Sharilynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~31 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, 1949–1980 (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 Sharilynn 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.