Total births
115
Girls' name · since 1942
Sharlett
115 babies named Sharlett in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15545
- among girls today
- 115
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other girls
Sharlett currently ranks #15545 among girls' names in America, with 115 babies recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharlett has been recorded 115 times among girls since 1942, currently ranked #15545 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2024.
- #15545 among girls today
- 115 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
- 12% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Sharlett is currently the #15545 girls' name in America, more common than 12% of girls - 115 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15545
- among girls today
- 115
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other girls
Sharlett vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15545
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 12% of names given to girls today.
1950s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Sharlett was born in this single decade.
1943
Single peak year
8 babies were named Sharlett in 1943 - its busiest year on record.
How Sharlett compares
115 27th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sharlett's all-time total is 70% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sharlett | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 115 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Sharlett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharlett's full recorded timeline at 1965, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharlett at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1943
Current rank
#15,545
Active since
1942
Sharlett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2024
- Peak year (1943)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Sharlett by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Sharlett's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Sharlett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
24 births
- 1950s
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 31 births (27% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sharlett? ▼
115 babies have been named Sharlett since 1942. It currently ranks #15545 among girls. The peak year was 1943 with 8 births.
When was Sharlett most popular? ▼
Sharlett was most popular in the 1950s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Sharlett been used? ▼
Sharlett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 83 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sharlett? ▼
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.
What to do with Sharlett's data
- Sharlett's decade-level peak was the 1950s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sharlett
Nearby Names Like Sharlett
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sharlett
Sharon Girl
#1224 723,024 births
Shannon Girl
#1874 295,782 births
Shawna Girl
#6004 45,531 births
Shari Girl
#13636 40,927 births
Shawn Girl
#7307 33,055 births
Compare Sharlett side by side: Sharlett vs Sharon Sharlett vs Shannon Sharlett vs Shawna
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1942–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sharlett: #15545 Girls' Name - 115 Births, Peak 1943." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sharlett. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sharlett 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 July 2026.