How Many People Are Named Sharla?
An estimated 5,351 people in the United States have the first name Sharla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Sharla peaked in popularity in 1972 with 241 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharla 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 Sharla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,351
About 1 in 64,054 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1972
241 births
Total Registered
6,436
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharla
Sharla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,436 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharla as a female name
Ranked #8,850 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1972 (241 births)
Sharla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharla span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,816 babies were registered. Sharla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharla by Decade
How has Sharla 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.
Sharla by State
Birth registrations for Sharla span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Carolina. On average, about 101 Sharlas were registered per state.
Sharla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sharla
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Sharla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharla?
We estimate approximately 5,351 people named Sharla 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 64,054 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharla a common name?
Sharla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,436 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharla most popular?
Sharla reached peak popularity in 1972, when 241 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharla is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharla a female name?
Sharla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharla Smith, Sharla Johnson, Sharla 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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