How Many People Are Named Sharilyn?
An estimated 1,302 people in the United States have the first name Sharilyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Sharilyn peaked in popularity in 1962 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharilyn 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 Sharilyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,302
About 1 in 263,252 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1962
63 births
Total Registered
1,790
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharilyn
Sharilyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,790 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharilyn as a female name
Ranked #17,144 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1962 (63 births)
Sharilyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharilyn span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 458 babies were registered. Sharilyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharilyn by Decade
How has Sharilyn 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.
Sharilyn by State
Birth registrations for Sharilyn span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Utah, Ohio, Nebraska. On average, about 32 Sharilyns were registered per state.
Sharilyn + Last Name Combinations
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Sharilyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharilyn?
We estimate approximately 1,302 people named Sharilyn 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 263,252 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharilyn a common name?
Sharilyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,790 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharilyn most popular?
Sharilyn reached peak popularity in 1962, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharilyn is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharilyn a female name?
Sharilyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharilyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharilyn Smith, Sharilyn Johnson, Sharilyn 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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