US rank #12267 Girls' name Peak 1973 347 births

Sharlette — #12267 US girls' name

347 babies named Sharlette in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s191950s721960s671970s731980s301990s52000s52010s642020s12
#12267
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 31% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Sharlette was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

15 babies were named Sharlette in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharlette

The Social Security Administration has registered 347 babies named Sharlette between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharlette currently holds the #12267 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharlette performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Sharlette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sharlette in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharlette 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 347 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.

Sharlette at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

347

Since 1945

80 years of records

Peak year

1973

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#12,267

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1945

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sharlette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1973)
15
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
05101520 202420151989197619701963195619501945 6

Sharlette by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
73 births that decade — 21% of Sharlette's all-time total
1940s191950s721960s671970s731980s301990s52000s52010s642020s12

Sharlette by state

Where Sharlette concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sharlette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.4%
Texas share of Sharlette's total US births 1.4%

5 of 347 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharlette?
347 babies have been named Sharlette since 1945. It currently ranks #12267 among girls. The peak year was 1973 with 15 births.
When was Sharlette most popular?
Sharlette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Sharlette most popular?
The top states for the name Sharlette are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Sharlette been used?
Sharlette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 80 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sharlette?
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, 1945–2024 (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.