Sharlyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAR-lin
- Origin
- Modern
Sharlyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sharlyn come from?
Modern: modern coinage, probably Shar- plus the -lyn ending
Is Sharlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Sharlyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Sharlyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1948, with 43 girls. It first appears in the records in 1935.
Half of all the girls named Sharlyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1952 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sharlyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 27 | #5,011 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5,555 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5,374 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4,684 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4,700 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 15 | #3,970 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 32 | #2,254 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,630 |
| 1967 | 24 | #2,492 |
| 1966 | 19 | #2,838 |
| 1965 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1964 | 22 | #2,674 |
| 1963 | 21 | #2,703 |
| 1962 | 28 | #2,263 |
| 1961 | 34 | #2,003 |
| 1960 | 30 | #2,096 |
| 1959 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 25 | #2,259 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 18 | #2,724 |
| 1955 | 22 | #2,340 |
| 1954 | 28 | #1,986 |
| 1953 | 23 | #2,172 |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,745 |
| 1951 | 17 | #2,473 |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,473 |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,696 |
| 1948 | 43 | #1,408 |
| 1947 | 32 | #1,696 |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,507 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,542 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,866 |
| 1943 | 18 | #2,078 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,665 |
| 1941 | 15 | #2,189 |
| 1940 | 14 | #2,202 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,590 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,938 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,939 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,374 |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
Names like Sharlyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sherlyn Lauren Robin Heidi Jocelyn Kendra Shelby Susan Jolene Michelle Leslie Kayla
Names related to Sharlyn
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Sharlyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sharlyn, updated 20 October 2026.