Given name
Sharlyn
“a small, strong woman”
Sharlyn is a variant of Sharlene. In French use, Sharlene carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sharlyn is a variant of Sharlene. In French use, Sharlene carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sharlyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,482
- 0 boys · 1,482 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 1948. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,371 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sharlyn’s family of names
Sharlyn has a related form in Sharlene.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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