Sharlet — girls' name
625 babies named Sharlet in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
29% of everyone ever named Sharlet was born in this single decade.
24 babies were named Sharlet in 1947 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Sharlet
The Social Security Administration has registered 625 babies named Sharlet between 1926 and 2021, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharlet currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 24 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharlet performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Sharlet shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharlet in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Sharlet 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 625 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.
Sharlet at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Sharlet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1926
- Peak year (1947)
- 24
- Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2021.
625 total births across 96 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1947 with 24 births in a single year.
Sharlet by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 180 births that decade — 29% of Sharlet's all-time total
Sharlet decade highlights
- Peak decade 180 births
- Runner-up 139 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Sharlet's strongest decade
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 29% of all-time use.
Sharlet by state
Where Sharlet concentrates geographically — total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 2.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
15 of 625 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 2.4% of nationwide
- California 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 2.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sharlet? ▼
When was Sharlet most popular? ▼
Where is Sharlet most popular? ▼
How long has the name Sharlet been used? ▼
What names are similar to Sharlet? ▼
Keep exploring Sharlet
Nearby Names Like Sharlet
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sharlet
Compare Sharlet side by side: Sharlet vs Sharon Sharlet vs Shannon Sharlet vs Shawna
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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, 1926–2021 (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.