Is Sharlene a boy or girl name?
Sharlene was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 12,166 US babies named Sharlene were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,958
- Babies named Sharlene since 1917
- 12,166
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 380 babies
Boys and girls named Sharlene, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,120 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,000 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,893 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,462 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,314 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 971 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 621 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 396 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 241 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,958 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,900 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,454 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,454 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,879 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,076 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,485 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,797 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,826 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,805 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,005 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,869 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,090 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,116 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,880 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,935 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,160 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,207 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,016 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,106 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,889 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,400 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,058 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,855 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,449 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,557 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,692 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,248 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,239 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,947 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,172 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,025 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,747 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,615 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,625 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,519 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,528 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,269 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,305 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,165 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,218 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,334 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,246 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,491 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,235 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,501 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,039 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 132 | #970 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,118 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,069 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,065 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 152 | #854 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 189 | #771 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 207 | #725 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 218 | #675 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 203 | #683 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 262 | #591 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 287 | #561 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 223 | #659 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 308 | #560 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 270 | #613 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 218 | #701 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 227 | #696 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 246 | #645 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 214 | #687 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 293 | #582 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 312 | #543 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 380 | #481 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 246 | #586 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 305 | #507 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 328 | #475 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 284 | #498 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 275 | #494 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 256 | #506 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 302 | #462 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 248 | #526 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 255 | #524 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 222 | #528 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 226 | #480 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 172 | #555 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 154 | #611 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 129 | #661 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 143 | #586 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 149 | #571 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 139 | #571 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 168 | #522 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 142 | #572 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 176 | #487 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 182 | #473 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 113 | #628 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 92 | #680 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,173 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,196 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,344 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,636 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,366 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,532 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,249 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,885 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,382 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,316 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,753 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,907 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,225 |
Highest rank
Sharlene has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #462 in 1949. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sharlene
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.