Girls' name · since 1935
Sharlyn
Since 1935, U.S. Social Security records show 1,482 babies named Sharlyn, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,482
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,482 girls have been named Sharlyn since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sharlyn has 1,482 recorded births among girls since 1935, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2022.
- #5,739 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,482 born since 1935
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharlyn ranks #5,739 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,482 born since 1935, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,482
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sharlyn's 1,482 recorded births place it above 92.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sharlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharlyn's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2022
- Peak year (1948)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Sharlyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (255 births, 17% of the file).
1960s was Sharlyn's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Sharlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s
1940s
248 births
- 1950s
1950s
233 births
- 1960s
1960s
255 births
- 1970s
1970s
132 births
- 1980s
1980s
121 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
212 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 255 births (17% of all-time use).
How Sharlyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sharlyn's total volume
Sharlyn by state
Where Sharlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 127 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 42 | 2.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 0.7% |
127 of 1,482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sharlyn's data
- Sharlyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (255 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sharlyns (127 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharlyn: 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 (~87 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, 1935–2022 (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 Sharlyn 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.