Girls' name · since 1953
Sharlean
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.
- #35,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1953
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sharlean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 48 have been recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Sharlean recorded 48 times among girls since 1953, 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 1953 to 1974.
- #35,550 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 48 born since 1953
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharlean ranks #35,550 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1953, peaking in the 1950s.
- #35,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1953
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sharlean's 48 recorded births place it above 50.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharlean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharlean's full recorded timeline at 1965, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharlean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1974
- Peak year (1959)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Sharlean by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (19 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Sharlean's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sharlean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
19 births
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 19 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Sharlean's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1970s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharlean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1953–1974 (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 Sharlean 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.