Recorded 1926–2021 Girls' name Peak 1947 625 births

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.

1920s101930s101940s1391950s1801960s1211970s991980s152000s112010s332020s7
1950s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Sharlet was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

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 2021

Total births

625

Since 1926

96 years of records

Peak year

1947

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1926

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2021

Sharlet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1926

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1947)
24
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
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Sharlet by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
180 births that decade — 29% of Sharlet's all-time total
1920s101930s101940s1391950s1801960s1211970s991980s152000s112010s332020s7

Sharlet by state

Where Sharlet concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sharlet
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 2.4%
#2 California
5 0.8%
Texas share of Sharlet's total US births 2.4%
Even split

15 of 625 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharlet?
625 babies have been named Sharlet since 1926. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1947 with 24 births.
When was Sharlet most popular?
Sharlet was most popular in the 1950s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Sharlet most popular?
The top states for the name Sharlet are Texas (15 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Sharlet been used?
Sharlet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 96 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Sharlet?
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, 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.