Recorded 1927–2010 Girls' name Peak 2010 156 births

Sharley — girls' name

156 babies named Sharley in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s171940s311950s151960s51970s71980s341990s222000s112010s8
1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Sharley was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sharley in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharley

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Sharley between 1927 and 2010, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharley performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Sharley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharley 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 156 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.

Sharley at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

156

Since 1927

84 years of records

Peak year

2010

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1927

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2010

Sharley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1927

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2010)
8
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
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Sharley by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
34 births that decade — 22% of Sharley's all-time total
1920s61930s171940s311950s151960s51970s71980s341990s222000s112010s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharley?
156 babies have been named Sharley since 1927. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2010 with 8 births.
When was Sharley most popular?
Sharley was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Sharley been used?
Sharley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 84 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Sharley?
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, 1927–2010 (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.