Girls' name · since 1934
Sharolyn
1,367 babies named Sharolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,071 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,367
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,367 girls have been named Sharolyn since 1934, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sharolyn has 1,367 recorded births among girls since 1934, 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 1934 to 2000.
- #6,071 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,367 born since 1934
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharolyn ranks #6,071 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,367 born since 1934, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,071 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,367
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sharolyn's 1,367 recorded births place it above 91.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Sharolyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sharolyn splits its recorded history at 1963: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sharolyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2000
- Peak year (1962)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Sharolyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (351 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Sharolyn's strongest decade.
351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sharolyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 59
1930s
59 births
- 1940s
1940s
325 births
- 1950s
1950s
341 births
- 1960s
1960s
351 births
- 1970s
1970s
187 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 351 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sharolyn 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 Sharolyn's total volume
Sharolyn by state
Where Sharolyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 45 | 3.3% |
| #2 | California | | 40 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 39 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Hawaii | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
45 of 1,367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Sharolyn appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Sharolyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (351 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sharolyns (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Sharolyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1934–2000 (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 Sharolyn 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.