Sharlene
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #10,104 for girls
Sharlene is a girls' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Sharlene mean?
Germanic
A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Charlene.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Sharlene a girl's or a boy's name?
Sharlene is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sharlene in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sharlene in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Sharlene in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Sharlene in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Sharlene, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 1956, with 380 girls. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the girls named Sharlene in the US since 1880 were born between 1949 and 1973, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sharlene in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4,733 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5,651 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 29 | #4,753 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 40 | #3,815 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3,869 |
| 2008 | 38 | #4,088 |
| 2007 | 54 | #3,168 |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,977 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3,815 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 32 | #3,974 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,781 |
| 2000 | 39 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 41 | #3,145 |
| 1998 | 34 | #3,494 |
| 1997 | 47 | #2,656 |
| 1996 | 60 | #2,226 |
| 1995 | 60 | #2,211 |
| 1994 | 73 | #1,924 |
| 1993 | 62 | #2,147 |
| 1992 | 68 | #2,005 |
| 1991 | 83 | #1,734 |
| 1990 | 93 | #1,601 |
| 1989 | 86 | #1,611 |
| 1988 | 89 | #1,512 |
| 1987 | 84 | #1,518 |
| 1986 | 107 | #1,260 |
| 1985 | 103 | #1,297 |
| 1984 | 117 | #1,157 |
| 1983 | 105 | #1,212 |
| 1982 | 94 | #1,325 |
| 1981 | 105 | #1,239 |
| 1980 | 81 | #1,482 |
| 1979 | 105 | #1,232 |
| 1978 | 76 | #1,487 |
| 1977 | 128 | #1,034 |
| 1976 | 132 | #964 |
| 1975 | 105 | #1,111 |
| 1974 | 111 | #1,063 |
| 1973 | 109 | #1,058 |
| 1972 | 152 | #853 |
| 1971 | 189 | #769 |
| 1970 | 207 | #724 |
| 1969 | 218 | #673 |
| 1968 | 203 | #683 |
| 1967 | 262 | #591 |
| 1966 | 287 | #560 |
| 1965 | 223 | #659 |
| 1964 | 308 | #560 |
| 1963 | 270 | #612 |
| 1962 | 218 | #698 |
| 1961 | 227 | #694 |
| 1960 | 246 | #645 |
| 1959 | 214 | #686 |
| 1958 | 293 | #577 |
| 1957 | 312 | #542 |
| 1956 | 380 | #478 |
| 1955 | 246 | #584 |
| 1954 | 305 | #506 |
| 1953 | 328 | #472 |
| 1952 | 284 | #497 |
| 1951 | 275 | #493 |
| 1950 | 256 | #505 |
| 1949 | 302 | #460 |
| 1948 | 248 | #523 |
| 1947 | 255 | #520 |
| 1946 | 222 | #527 |
| 1945 | 226 | #479 |
| 1944 | 172 | #553 |
| 1943 | 154 | #605 |
| 1942 | 129 | #658 |
| 1941 | 143 | #584 |
| 1940 | 149 | #568 |
| 1939 | 139 | #571 |
| 1938 | 168 | #519 |
| 1937 | 142 | #570 |
| 1936 | 176 | #484 |
| 1935 | 182 | #472 |
| 1934 | 113 | #625 |
| 1933 | 92 | #679 |
| 1932 | 38 | #1,162 |
| 1931 | 37 | #1,175 |
| 1930 | 33 | #1,320 |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,597 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,283 |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,282 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,425 |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,970 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
Names like Sharlene
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Charlotte Robyn Billie Michelle Holly Alice Heidi Connie Bobbie Jasmine Nicole Erin
Names related to Sharlene
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Myles
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, “Sharlene: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sharlene, updated 20 October 2026.