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Sharyl

/ˈʃɑɹəl/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1998

Sharyl has been given to about 2,631 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈʃɑɹəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,233
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sharyl per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 131
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,631

How popular is Sharyl?

Its best year was 1961, when 131 babies were given the name, ranking 946th. The typical living American called Sharyl is about 66 years old today.

Names that sound like Sharyl

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sharyn0.78
  2. Caryl0.75
  3. Sheryl0.72
  4. Sherryl0.70
  5. Shari0.67
  6. Shay0.65
  7. Cheryl0.60
  8. Sharon0.57

Middle names for Sharyl

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sharyl Eve0.80
  2. Sharyl Elizabeth0.78
  3. Sharyl Josephine0.78
  4. Sharyl Anne0.78
  5. Sharyl Rose0.77
  6. Sharyl June0.76

Sibling names for Sharyl

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.79
  2. Pennysister · 0.78
  3. Margosister · 0.77
  4. Rockybrother · 0.71
  5. Dannybrother · 0.71
  6. Chrisbrother · 0.71

Where Sharyl is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sharyl Anderson0.74
    2. Sharyl White0.72
    3. Sharyl Reyes0.72
    4. Sharyl Nguyen0.72
    5. Sharyl Moore0.72
    6. Sharyl Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sharyl

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.