How Many People Are Named Sharlyn?
An estimated 1,176 people in the United States have the first name Sharlyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Sharlyn peaked in popularity in 1948 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharlyn 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 Sharlyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,176
About 1 in 291,458 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1948
43 births
Total Registered
1,482
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharlyn
Sharlyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,482 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharlyn as a female name
Ranked #13,369 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 1948 (43 births)
Sharlyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharlyn span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 255 babies were registered. Sharlyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharlyn by Decade
How has Sharlyn 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.
Sharlyn by State
Birth registrations for Sharlyn span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New York, Texas, California. On average, about 60 Sharlyns were registered per state.
Sharlyn + Last Name Combinations
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Sharlyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharlyn?
We estimate approximately 1,176 people named Sharlyn 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 291,458 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharlyn a common name?
Sharlyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,482 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharlyn most popular?
Sharlyn reached peak popularity in 1948, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharlyn is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharlyn a female name?
Sharlyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharlyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharlyn Smith, Sharlyn Johnson, Sharlyn 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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