How Many People Are Named Sharyn?
An estimated 4,560 people in the United States have the first name Sharyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Sharyn peaked in popularity in 1947 with 919 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharyn 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 Sharyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Sharyn is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
4,560
About 1 in 75,165 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1947
919 births
Total Registered
7,239
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharyn
Sharyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,239 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharyn as a female name
Ranked #12,901 in 2014
8 female births in 2014
Peak: 1947 (919 births)
Sharyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharyn span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 3,899 babies were registered. Sharyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharyn by Decade
How has Sharyn 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.
Sharyn by State
Birth registrations for Sharyn span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Montana, Mississippi, Utah. On average, about 125 Sharyns were registered per state.
Sharyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sharyn
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sharyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharyn?
We estimate approximately 4,560 people named Sharyn 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 75,165 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharyn a common name?
Sharyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,239 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharyn most popular?
Sharyn reached peak popularity in 1947, when 919 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharyn is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharyn a female name?
Sharyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharyn Smith, Sharyn Johnson, Sharyn 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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