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Sharon

/ˈʃæɹən/ · 100% girls · 179 born in 2025

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.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈʃæɹən/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 589,765
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sharon per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1947 · 28,590
  • Born in 2025179
  • All time726,130
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Sharon?

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.

Names that sound like Sharon

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sharron0.97
  2. Shannon0.85
  3. Shanon0.88
  4. Shavon0.88
  5. Karon0.75
  6. Caron0.75
  7. Sharyn0.74
  8. Sharonda0.66

Middle names for Sharon

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sharon Anne0.81
  2. Sharon Eve0.80
  3. Sharon Elizabeth0.78
  4. Sharon Catherine0.78
  5. Sharon Marie0.77
  6. Sharon Grace0.77

Sibling names for Sharon

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dennisbrother · 0.98
  2. Ronaldbrother · 0.96
  3. Brucebrother · 0.94
  4. Bonniesister · 0.93
  5. Judithsister · 0.90
  6. Dianasister · 0.89

Where Sharon is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Wisconsin0.02%
  2. Virginia0.01%
  3. Pennsylvania0.01%
  4. New Jersey0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sharon White0.72
  2. Sharon Reyes0.72
  3. Sharon Lee0.72
  4. Sharon Hill0.72
  5. Sharon Hall0.72
  6. Sharon Green0.72

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 Sharon

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sharon across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.