Sharleen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shar-LEEN
- Origin
- Germanic
Sharleen is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sharleen mean?
Germanic: phonetic spelling of Charlene, feminine of Charles
“free man”
Charlene was coined in the 20th century as a feminine form of Charles.
Is Sharleen a girl's or a boy's name?
Sharleen is a girls' name.
How popular is Sharleen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 7 girls.
Sharleen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
How popular is Sharleen in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1951, with 133 girls. It first appears in the records in 1918.
Half of all the girls named Sharleen in the US since 1880 were born between 1948 and 1977, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sharleen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 26 | #3,904 |
| 1989 | 22 | #4,242 |
| 1988 | 27 | #3,478 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 21 | #3,851 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 26 | #3,150 |
| 1982 | 31 | #2,900 |
| 1981 | 23 | #3,532 |
| 1980 | 24 | #3,411 |
| 1979 | 29 | #2,931 |
| 1978 | 25 | #3,098 |
| 1977 | 26 | #3,001 |
| 1976 | 34 | #2,387 |
| 1975 | 27 | #2,743 |
| 1974 | 29 | #2,556 |
| 1973 | 36 | #2,171 |
| 1972 | 34 | #2,222 |
| 1971 | 38 | #2,137 |
| 1970 | 41 | #2,017 |
| 1969 | 34 | #2,171 |
| 1968 | 46 | #1,728 |
| 1967 | 25 | #2,432 |
| 1966 | 27 | #2,307 |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,887 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,835 |
| 1963 | 36 | #1,951 |
| 1962 | 29 | #2,209 |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,837 |
| 1960 | 32 | #2,012 |
| 1959 | 40 | #1,740 |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,938 |
| 1957 | 45 | #1,611 |
| 1956 | 46 | #1,559 |
| 1955 | 45 | #1,515 |
| 1954 | 61 | #1,266 |
| 1953 | 71 | #1,145 |
| 1952 | 72 | #1,106 |
| 1951 | 133 | #764 |
| 1950 | 76 | #1,052 |
| 1949 | 78 | #1,014 |
| 1948 | 66 | #1,094 |
| 1947 | 59 | #1,169 |
| 1946 | 47 | #1,256 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,331 |
| 1944 | 50 | #1,103 |
| 1943 | 48 | #1,168 |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,349 |
| 1941 | 48 | #1,052 |
| 1940 | 36 | #1,218 |
| 1939 | 35 | #1,240 |
| 1938 | 32 | #1,288 |
| 1937 | 26 | #1,451 |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,640 |
| 1935 | 25 | #1,483 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,697 |
| 1933 | 42 | #1,076 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,272 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,846 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,656 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,680 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,289 |
Names like Sharleen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Robyn, Erin, Heidi, Holly, Billie, Connie, Ffion, Kathleen, Sarah, Charlotte, Bonnie, Eileen
Names related to Sharleen
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sharleen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sharleen, updated 20 October 2026.