Recorded 1933–2016 Girls' name Peak 1933 342 births

Sharlie — girls' name

342 babies named Sharlie in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s301940s491950s261970s651980s901990s592000s182010s5
1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Sharlie was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

20 babies were named Sharlie in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharlie

The Social Security Administration has registered 342 babies named Sharlie between 1933 and 2016, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharlie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharlie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Sharlie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharlie 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 342 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.

Sharlie at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

342

Since 1933

84 years of records

Peak year

1933

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1933

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2016

Sharlie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1933

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1933)
20
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
0510152025 20161996198819821976195219421933 20

Sharlie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
90 births that decade — 26% of Sharlie's all-time total
1930s301940s491950s261970s651980s901990s592000s182010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharlie?
342 babies have been named Sharlie since 1933. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1933 with 20 births.
When was Sharlie most popular?
Sharlie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Sharlie been used?
Sharlie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 84 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Sharlie?
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.

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, 1933–2016 (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.