The name Sharlene reached its peak in 1956, with 380 registrations (ranked #481). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1917, roughly 39 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8263) today, averaging about 16 new babies per year. Sharlene has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 12,166 American babies have carried this name.