Total births
342
Girls' name · since 1933
Sharlie
Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 342 babies named Sharlie, peaking in 1933. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 342
- total births
- 1933–2016
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
Sharlie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 342 have been recorded since 1933.
Sharlie has 342 recorded births among girls since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2016.
- 342 total births
- 1933–2016 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 26% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
342 girls have been named Sharlie since 1933, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2016.
- 342
- total births
- 1933–2016
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
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.
Sharlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharlie's full recorded timeline at 1980, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1933 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharlie at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
1933
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1933
Sharlie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2016
- Peak year (1933)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Sharlie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Sharlie's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sharlie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 30
1930s
30 births
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 90 births (26% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sharlie? ▼
Sharlie has been given to 342 babies in the U.S. since 1933, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 20 babies were born in 1933, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sharlie since 1933 -- 84 years through the most recent 2016 data.
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.
What to do with Sharlie's data
- Sharlie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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 Sharlie
Nearby Names Like Sharlie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sharlie
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 Sharlie side by side: Sharlie vs Sharon Sharlie vs Shannon Sharlie vs Shawna
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1933–2016 (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. "Sharlie: Baby Name Since 1933 - 342 Births, Peak 1933." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sharlie. 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 Sharlie 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 June 2026.