How Many People Are Named Sharlie?
An estimated 266 people in the United States have the first name Sharlie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Sharlie peaked in popularity in 1933 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharlie 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 Sharlie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
266
About 1 in 1,288,550 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1933
20 births
Total Registered
342
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharlie
Sharlie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 342 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharlie as a female name
Ranked #18,460 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1933 (20 births)
Sharlie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharlie span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 90 babies were registered. Sharlie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharlie by Decade
How has Sharlie 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.
Sharlie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharlie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sharlie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharlie?
We estimate approximately 266 people named Sharlie 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 1,288,550 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharlie a common name?
Sharlie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 342 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharlie most popular?
Sharlie reached peak popularity in 1933, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharlie is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharlie a female name?
Sharlie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharlie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharlie Smith, Sharlie Johnson, Sharlie 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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