Sharilyn
Feminine
This is usually filed under Cheryl and it may not belong there. Sharon plus the -lyn ending produces exactly this, and the s at the front is a good deal easier to explain that way than as a respelling of a ch — which means the name may have a Hebrew place behind it rather than a name of unknown origin.
How old is the name Sharilyn?
Sharilyn first appears in US birth records in 1934 — 91 years ago. The typical Sharilyn alive today was born around 1960, making them about 65 years old. About 1,500 people named Sharilyn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Sharilyn most popular?
Sharilyn peaked in 1945, reaching #1142 nationally. See the whole 1945 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Sharon to Sharilyn
The story of Sharilyn
Four syllables and every one of them is a borrowed piece. The front is either a place name or a name of unknown origin; the middle is a linking vowel with no source at all; the ending is a detached fragment of a Welsh word that American naming has been attaching to things for a century. There is no point in the name where somebody sat down and meant something. That is not unusual for names of this period and it is worth being clear about, because the alternative is a page that assembles a meaning out of the pieces and presents it as inheritance.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Two possible parents give two entirely different answers, and one of them has no established meaning of its own. With the route unresolved nothing can be reported.
How the name formed
- Sharon
- Sharilyn
Pronouncing Sharilyn
SHARR-uh-lin
Three syllables in ordinary speech, though the spelling suggests four. The linking vowel reduces to almost nothing.
Nicknames for Sharilyn
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1934
- Most girls named
- 196263 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1142reached in 1945
- Change vs 2015
- −16.7%5 in 2020, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Sharilyns among us
people named Sharilyn are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Sharilyn sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Shari and Lyn both sit inside it as complete short forms.
- The rhythm is long and even and the name carries well.
- The spelling follows the sound once the middle is allowed to reduce.
- Sherilyn and Cherilyn are both in use and the spelling gets queried.
- There is no meaning to pass on, whatever other pages claim.
- It is firmly tied to the middle decades of the last century.
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Frequently asked
- How many Sharilyns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,500 people named Sharilyn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Sharilyn in 2025?
- Sharilyn is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Sharilyn with classmates?
- Sharilyn will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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