Girls' name · since 1940
Sharlyne
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.
- #29,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sharlyne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 80 have been recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Sharlyne recorded 80 times among girls since 1940, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2009.
- #29,667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharlyne ranks #29,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #29,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sharlyne's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharlyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharlyne's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1946 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sharlyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2009
- Peak year (1946)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Sharlyne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (19 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Sharlyne's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Sharlyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
16 births
- 1950s
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 19 births (24% of all-time use).
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- Sharlyne's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2000s (17) -- 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 Sharlyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1940–2009 (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 Sharlyne 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.