Recorded 2000–2018 Girls' name Peak 2004 99 births

Sharlize — girls' name

99 babies named Sharlize in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s742010s25

The verdict

99 girls have been named Sharlize since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

99
total births
2000–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Sharlize was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

16 babies were named Sharlize in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharlize

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Sharlize between 2000 and 2018, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharlize currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharlize performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sharlize shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharlize in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharlize 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 99 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.

Sharlize at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

99

Since 2000

19 years of records

Peak year

2004

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2000

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2018

Sharlize popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2000

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2004)
16
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 201820132012201120092008200720062005200420022000 6

Sharlize by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
74 births that decade — 75% of Sharlize's all-time total
2000s742010s25

Sharlize by state

Where Sharlize concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sharlize
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 10.1%
#2 California
5 5.1%
New York share of Sharlize's total US births 10.1%
Even split

10 of 99 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharlize?
99 babies have been named Sharlize since 2000. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2004 with 16 births.
When was Sharlize most popular?
Sharlize was most popular in the 2000s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Sharlize most popular?
The top states for the name Sharlize are New York (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Sharlize been used?
Sharlize has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 19 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Sharlize?
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, 2000–2018 (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.