Recorded 1959–1995 Girls' name Peak 1974 143 births

Sharlena — girls' name

143 babies named Sharlena in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s91970s591980s421990s28

The verdict

143 girls have been named Sharlena since 1959, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1995.

143
total births
1959–1995
years on record
1970s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sharlena was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sharlena in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharlena

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Sharlena between 1959 and 1995, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharlena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharlena performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sharlena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharlena 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 143 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.

Sharlena at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

143

Since 1959

37 years of records

Peak year

1974

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1959

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1995

Sharlena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1959

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1974)
13
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 19951990198519801977197319671959 5

Sharlena by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
59 births that decade — 41% of Sharlena's all-time total
1950s51960s91970s591980s421990s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharlena?
143 babies have been named Sharlena since 1959. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1974 with 13 births.
When was Sharlena most popular?
Sharlena was most popular in the 1970s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Sharlena been used?
Sharlena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 37 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Sharlena?
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.

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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, 1959–1995 (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.