Feminine dossier · first seen 1934

Sharilyn

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1962

Peak era

1962

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Boomer

Quick answers about Sharilyn

How many people are named Sharilyn?

An estimated 1,204 living Americans are named Sharilyn.

How rare is Sharilyn?

Sharilyn fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Sharilyn?

The median age of a living American named Sharilyn is approximately 60 years, with most bearers falling between 50 and 70 years old.

Is Sharilyn still popular?

Not especially. Sharilyn has been declining since its 1962 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Sharilyn most common?

Sharilyn has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.7× more often than the national baseline.

1934Peak 19622025

Peak year

1962

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,790

Sharilyn last appeared in SSA records in 2020. Across its recorded history, about 1,790 American girls received the name.

Sharilyn peaked in 1962, when 63 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,790 Americans named Sharilyn since 1934.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1962

Living profile

1,393

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age62

Core range52–72

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

California

1.7× higher affinity than the national baseline.

California · 1960s 1.7×