Holding steady.
Popularity of Sharolyn since 1934
Babies named Sharolyn per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1962, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Sharolyn's real moment was 1945.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 59 |
| 1940s | 325 |
| 1950s | 341 |
| 1960s | 351 |
| 1970s | 187 |
| 1980s | 71 |
| 1990s | 27 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Sharolyn is a modern American coinage from the mid-20th century, blending the once-popular Sharon with the trendy suffix Lyn. First recorded in 1934, it saw its peak year in 1945, when it reached its highest number of annual births. This inventive name pattern reflected the era's fashion for combining familiar elements to create distinctive new names. Despite never entering the top 1000, Sharolyn exemplifies a naming style that was especially common in the 1940s, a decade that produced many similar compounds. Today it remains stable in usage, a quiet nod to mid-century American naming creativity.
Sharolyn is a modern coinage, formed by blending Sharon (a biblical place name meaning 'plain' in Hebrew) with popular suffixes like Carolyn or Lyn. It first appeared in the United States in the 1930s and saw moderate use mid-century, particularly in the 1940s when it peaked.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Sheri, Lyn, Shari
Sibling names for Sharolyn
Names that share Sharolyn's style, for a brother or sister.
