Given name
Sharlyne
“a small, strong woman”
Sharlyne is a variant of Sharlene. In French use, Sharlene carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sharlyne 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 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sharlyne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 80
- 0 boys · 80 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 11 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 9 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1946. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 175 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.
Sharlyne’s family of names
Sharlyne has a related form in Sharlene.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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