Is Sharyl a boy or girl name?

Sharyl is a girl’s name. Of the 2,631 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Sharyl

Recorded 1937–1998 · United States

Sharyl was most popular in 1961, when 131 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,588 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,631 people named Sharyl.

Sharyl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sharyl’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sharyl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sharyl is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,631 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Sharyl

Where Sharyl 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