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Sharalyn
How to Pronounce Sharalyn
Pronounced SHAR-uh-lin /ˈʃær.ə.lɪn/Medium
Meaning: Sharalyn reads as a mid-century American coinage joining a Shar- opening (as in Sharon or Sharee) with the fashionable -lyn ending. Sharon is a Hebrew place-name meaning 'a fertile plain,' which lends the name whatever inherited sense it carries; the -lyn suffix is a decorative sound of the era rather than a separate word.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Sharalyn appears in United States records from about 1933, most likely as a coinage pairing Shar- with the popular -lyn ending. Its small high came around 1940, part of the broad fashion for -lyn names. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.
A Sharalyn from that peak would be a grandmother now, and the name reads as a genuine mid-century blend rather than an inherited name. It has not revived, though its Shar- opening keeps it in easy company with Sharon and the many -lyn names of its day.
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What does the name Sharalyn mean?
It is a mid-century coinage joining a Shar- opening (as in Sharon, a Hebrew place-name) with the -lyn ending; the -lyn part is a sound, not a word.
How do you pronounce Sharalyn?
It's said SHAR-uh-lin /ˈʃær.ə.lɪn/, three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Sharalyn a boy or girl name?
Sharalyn is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Sharalyn?
It has always been rare, a mid-century -lyn blend given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.