Name Legacy

Sharlyn

Recorded 1935–2022 · United States

Sharlyn was most popular in 1948, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,405 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,482 people named Sharlyn.

Most popular in1948
Rank that year#2,405
Births that year43
Total since 18801,482
Given to100% girls

Sharlyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Sharlyn’s peak in 1948. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sharlyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sharlyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,482 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sharlyn

Where Sharlyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org