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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Sharyl

Sharyl was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 935th; the most babies were born in 1961 (131). More babies were named Sharyl in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1961131 babies
Total since 1880
2,631babies recorded

Sharyl popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#7,2989
1970#1,94744
1960#1,051105
1950#1,08972
1940#1,73722
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Sharyl, counting every spelling?

Sharyl has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Sharyl?

About 2,100 people born in the US named Sharyl are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 60 and 73. That makes Sharyl a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Sharyl by state

How common Sharyl was among girls born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (3.3×), Minnesota (2.5×), Michigan (2.0×), California (1.6×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWI0.08Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesWA0.17Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMN0.13Illinois: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesIL0.08Michigan: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMI0.10New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIA0.04Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesCA0.09Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNE0.07Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKS0.06Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Sharyl, girls, 1959–1963. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Sharyl: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sharyl, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Sharyl

How popular is the name Sharyl?

Sharyl was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 935th; the most babies were born in 1961 (131). More babies were named Sharyl in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Sharyl a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,631 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Sharyl most popular?

In 1959–1963, Sharyl was most common in Washington (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Michigan.