Recorded 1953–1974 Girls' name Peak 1959 48 births

Sharlean — girls' name

48 babies named Sharlean in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s191960s131970s16

The verdict

48 girls have been named Sharlean since 1953, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1974.

48
total births
1953–1974
years on record
1950s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sharlean was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sharlean in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharlean

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Sharlean between 1953 and 1974, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharlean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharlean performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sharlean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharlean 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 48 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.

Sharlean at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

48

Since 1953

22 years of records

Peak year

1959

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1953

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1974

Sharlean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1953

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1959)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 19741972197019651963195919561953 6

Sharlean by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
19 births that decade — 40% of Sharlean's all-time total
1950s191960s131970s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharlean?
48 babies have been named Sharlean since 1953. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1959 with 8 births.
When was Sharlean most popular?
Sharlean was most popular in the 1950s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Sharlean been used?
Sharlean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 22 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Sharlean?
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, 1953–1974 (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.