How Many People Are Named Sharalyn?
An estimated 278 people in the United States have the first name Sharalyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Sharalyn peaked in popularity in 1940 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharalyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sharalyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
278
About 1 in 1,232,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1940
23 births
Total Registered
386
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharalyn
Sharalyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 386 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharalyn as a female name
Ranked #15,389 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1940 (23 births)
Sharalyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharalyn span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 101 babies were registered. Sharalyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharalyn by Decade
How has Sharalyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sharalyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharalyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sharalyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharalyn?
We estimate approximately 278 people named Sharalyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,232,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharalyn a common name?
Sharalyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 386 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharalyn most popular?
Sharalyn reached peak popularity in 1940, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharalyn is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharalyn a female name?
Sharalyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharalyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharalyn Smith, Sharalyn Johnson, Sharalyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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