How Many People Are Named Sharyl?
An estimated 1,884 people in the United States have the first name Sharyl. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Sharyl peaked in popularity in 1961 with 131 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharyl 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 Sharyl paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,884
About 1 in 181,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1961
131 births
Total Registered
2,631
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharyl
Sharyl is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,631 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharyl as a female name
Ranked #16,190 in 1998
5 female births in 1998
Peak: 1961 (131 births)
Sharyl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharyl span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 944 babies were registered. Sharyl has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharyl by Decade
How has Sharyl 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.
Sharyl by State
Birth registrations for Sharyl span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Minnesota. The lowest are in Florida, Oklahoma, North Dakota. On average, about 64 Sharyls were registered per state.
Sharyl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharyl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sharyl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharyl?
We estimate approximately 1,884 people named Sharyl 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 181,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharyl a common name?
Sharyl is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,631 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharyl most popular?
Sharyl reached peak popularity in 1961, when 131 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharyl is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharyl a female name?
Sharyl is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharyl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharyl Smith, Sharyl Johnson, Sharyl 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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