Recorded 1940–2009 Girls' name Peak 1946 80 births

Sharlyne — girls' name

80 babies named Sharlyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s161950s191960s51970s51980s121990s62000s17

The verdict

80 girls have been named Sharlyne since 1940, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2009.

80
total births
1940–2009
years on record
1950s
peak decade
24%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Sharlyne was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sharlyne in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharlyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Sharlyne between 1940 and 2009, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharlyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharlyne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sharlyne shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharlyne 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 80 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.

Sharlyne at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

80

Since 1940

70 years of records

Peak year

1946

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1940

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2009

Sharlyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1940

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1946)
11
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
4681012 200920081992198819811970196419541951195019461940 5

Sharlyne by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
19 births that decade — 24% of Sharlyne's all-time total
1940s161950s191960s51970s51980s121990s62000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharlyne?
80 babies have been named Sharlyne since 1940. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1946 with 11 births.
When was Sharlyne most popular?
Sharlyne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Sharlyne been used?
Sharlyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 70 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Sharlyne?
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, 1940–2009 (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.