Girls' name · since 1944
Sharlon
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 87 babies named Sharlon, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sharlon is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 87 have been recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharlon has been recorded 87 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1977.
- #28,745 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 87 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharlon ranks #28,745 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #28,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sharlon's 87 recorded births place it above 60.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharlon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharlon's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharlon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1977
- Peak year (1948)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Sharlon by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (31 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Sharlon's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Sharlon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 31 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Sharlon's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 1970s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharlon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1944–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Sharlon 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 August 2026.