Sharon has been given to about 726,130 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1947, when 28,590 babies were given the name, ranking 9th. The typical living American called Sharon is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wisconsin, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.