How Many People Are Named Sharlee?
An estimated 505 people in the United States have the first name Sharlee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Sharlee peaked in popularity in 1990 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharlee 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 Sharlee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
505
About 1 in 678,721 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1990
22 births
Total Registered
635
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharlee
Sharlee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 635 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharlee as a female name
Ranked #14,282 in 2015
7 female births in 2015
Peak: 1990 (22 births)
Sharlee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharlee span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 145 babies were registered. Sharlee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharlee by Decade
How has Sharlee 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.
Sharlee by State
Sharlee + Last Name Combinations
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Sharlee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharlee?
We estimate approximately 505 people named Sharlee 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 678,721 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharlee a common name?
Sharlee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 635 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharlee most popular?
Sharlee reached peak popularity in 1990, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharlee is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharlee a female name?
Sharlee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharlee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharlee Smith, Sharlee Johnson, Sharlee 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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