Sharon
#1,250 for girls in 2025, 179 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #10,863
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1943 · 24,712 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 43 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 723,024since 1900
Sharon over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,250 | 179 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,223 | 192 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,310 | 173 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,199 | 201 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #1,242 | 189 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,140 | 208 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,186 | 198 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,111 | 220 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,055 | 243 | — | |
| 2016 | #921 | 298 | #8,816 | 8 |
| 2015 | #982 | 275 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #870 | 314 | #6,632 | 12 |
| 2013 | #884 | 292 | — | |
| 2012 | #817 | 328 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #821 | 323 | #7,009 | 11 |
| 2010 | #801 | 342 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #771 | 368 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #643 | 479 | — | |
| 2007 | #701 | 415 | #5,901 | 14 |
| 2006 | #615 | 472 | #6,094 | 13 |
| 2005 | #571 | 501 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #551 | 516 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #523 | 539 | #5,558 | 13 |
| 2002 | #511 | 537 | #6,088 | 11 |
| 2001 | #474 | 587 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #421 | 671 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #407 | 685 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #397 | 691 | #5,159 | 12 |
| 1997 | #363 | 760 | #4,059 | 16 |
| 1996 | #324 | 862 | #4,396 | 14 |
| 1995 | #330 | 810 | #3,693 | 17 |
| 1994 | #318 | 857 | #3,751 | 17 |
| 1993 | #313 | 851 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #298 | 939 | #3,604 | 17 |
| 1991 | #284 | 986 | #3,224 | 19 |
| 1990 | #274 | 1,008 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 1989 | #244 | 1,119 | #3,205 | 18 |
| 1988 | #217 | 1,196 | #2,509 | 23 |
| 1987 | #211 | 1,249 | #1,974 | 31 |
| 1986 | #187 | 1,428 | #2,429 | 22 |
| 1985 | #177 | 1,537 | #1,594 | 40 |
| 1984 | #169 | 1,630 | #2,956 | 15 |
| 1983 | #160 | 1,780 | #1,562 | 38 |
| 1982 | #144 | 2,026 | #1,700 | 34 |
| 1981 | #130 | 2,154 | #2,086 | 25 |
| 1980 | #129 | 2,383 | #1,765 | 32 |
| 1979 | #117 | 2,689 | #2,465 | 19 |
| 1978 | #106 | 2,755 | #1,913 | 26 |
| 1977 | #95 | 3,089 | #1,904 | 26 |
| 1976 | #81 | 3,453 | #1,748 | 29 |
| 1975 | #75 | 3,732 | #1,835 | 26 |
| 1974 | #70 | 4,276 | #1,659 | 29 |
| 1973 | #57 | 4,963 | #1,485 | 33 |
| 1972 | #50 | 6,111 | #1,307 | 41 |
| 1971 | #40 | 7,523 | #1,309 | 41 |
| 1970 | #37 | 9,177 | #1,103 | 55 |
| 1969 | #36 | 9,698 | #1,326 | 36 |
| 1968 | #32 | 10,340 | #1,057 | 49 |
| 1967 | #30 | 11,923 | #981 | 55 |
| 1966 | #28 | 13,063 | #968 | 56 |
| 1965 | #22 | 15,129 | #1,031 | 51 |
| 1964 | #20 | 16,449 | #1,096 | 48 |
| 1963 | #19 | 17,800 | #1,027 | 54 |
| 1962 | #17 | 19,630 | #1,056 | 52 |
| 1961 | #17 | 20,459 | #950 | 65 |
| 1960 | #16 | 20,414 | #1,295 | 37 |
| 1959 | #17 | 21,292 | #1,101 | 49 |
| 1958 | #17 | 21,114 | #1,049 | 53 |
| 1957 | #14 | 24,298 | #989 | 59 |
| 1956 | #13 | 26,881 | #1,008 | 55 |
| 1955 | #16 | 22,044 | #1,033 | 53 |
| 1954 | #16 | 22,220 | #1,096 | 47 |
| 1953 | #15 | 23,040 | #1,033 | 49 |
| 1952 | #14 | 23,386 | #1,081 | 45 |
| 1951 | #13 | 23,920 | #1,005 | 49 |
| 1950 | #11 | 24,612 | #1,256 | 33 |
| 1949 | #10 | 25,713 | #885 | 60 |
| 1948 | #9 | 26,143 | #846 | 65 |
| 1947 | #9 | 28,533 | #923 | 57 |
| 1946 | #9 | 27,824 | #716 | 83 |
| 1945 | #8 | 20,838 | #782 | 62 |
| 1944 | #8 | 22,433 | #623 | 97 |
| 1943 | #8 | 24,712 | #650 | 96 |
| 1942 | #11 | 19,648 | #729 | 78 |
| 1941 | #15 | 14,272 | #719 | 74 |
| 1940 | #17 | 11,121 | #770 | 64 |
| 1939 | #23 | 9,014 | #867 | 50 |
| 1938 | #30 | 7,244 | #927 | 46 |
| 1937 | #41 | 4,704 | #858 | 51 |
| 1936 | #60 | 3,573 | #1,142 | 33 |
| 1935 | #96 | 2,426 | #1,453 | 22 |
| 1934 | #150 | 1,355 | #1,461 | 22 |
| 1933 | #178 | 961 | #1,330 | 25 |
| 1932 | #228 | 707 | #1,716 | 18 |
| 1931 | #253 | 576 | #1,394 | 25 |
| 1930 | #288 | 523 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #342 | 359 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #552 | 160 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #659 | 118 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #682 | 114 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #794 | 86 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #1,017 | 57 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #1,015 | 55 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #1,168 | 43 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #1,184 | 42 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #1,511 | 29 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #1,527 | 27 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #1,600 | 25 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #2,316 | 14 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #1,739 | 20 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #1,964 | 16 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | — | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
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| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Sharon! It came in at #1,932, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1900–1908, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Sharon is popular in 1963
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Delaware#7 · 1 in 49
- North Carolina#9 · 1 in 62
- Alaska#10 · 1 in 61
- South Carolina#10 · 1 in 63
- Virginia#10 · 1 in 64
Best ever in a state: #1 in Idaho, 1939.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #7 | 89 | 1 in 49 |
| North Carolina | #9 | 751 | 1 in 62 |
| Alabama | #10 | 457 | 1 in 70 |
| Alaska | #10 | 44 | 1 in 61 |
| Louisiana | #10 | 479 | 1 in 75 |
| Maryland | #10 | 399 | 1 in 75 |
| South Carolina | #10 | 395 | 1 in 63 |
| Virginia | #10 | 626 | 1 in 64 |
| Arkansas | #11 | 240 | 1 in 73 |
| District of Columbia | #12 | 181 | 1 in 71 |
| New Jersey | #12 | 713 | 1 in 81 |
| Pennsylvania | #12 | 1,232 | 1 in 83 |
| Florida | #13 | 614 | 1 in 79 |
| Mississippi | #14 | 269 | 1 in 88 |
| Georgia | #16 | 546 | 1 in 80 |
| Hawaii | #16 | 62 | 1 in 98 |
| Tennessee | #16 | 450 | 1 in 77 |
| Texas | #17 | 991 | 1 in 108 |
| Nevada | #18 | 38 | 1 in 80 |
| Kentucky | #20 | 314 | 1 in 96 |
| Illinois | #21 | 971 | 1 in 102 |
| Missouri | #21 | 407 | 1 in 101 |
| New York | #21 | 1,409 | 1 in 116 |
| West Virginia | #21 | 162 | 1 in 93 |
| Kansas | #22 | 172 | 1 in 108 |
| Connecticut | #23 | 238 | 1 in 102 |
| Massachusetts | #25 | 504 | 1 in 103 |
| Ohio | #25 | 832 | 1 in 115 |
| Oklahoma | #25 | 176 | 1 in 114 |
| Wisconsin | #25 | 373 | 1 in 109 |
| Arizona | #26 | 109 | 1 in 138 |
| New Hampshire | #26 | 54 | 1 in 100 |
| Michigan | #29 | 659 | 1 in 121 |
| New Mexico | #30 | 77 | 1 in 143 |
| Rhode Island | #31 | 68 | 1 in 114 |
| Vermont | #32 | 28 | 1 in 117 |
| California | #33 | 1,164 | 1 in 150 |
| Colorado | #34 | 137 | 1 in 138 |
| Idaho | #35 | 37 | 1 in 150 |
| Indiana | #36 | 341 | 1 in 138 |
| Iowa | #37 | 182 | 1 in 139 |
| Maine | #38 | 65 | 1 in 143 |
| Minnesota | #38 | 264 | 1 in 135 |
| Washington | #40 | 173 | 1 in 148 |
| Utah | #41 | 63 | 1 in 158 |
| North Dakota | #47 | 32 | 1 in 180 |
| Nebraska | #49 | 75 | 1 in 185 |
| Oregon | #53 | 69 | 1 in 208 |
| Montana | #59 | 27 | 1 in 212 |
| South Dakota | #59 | 33 | 1 in 198 |
| Wyoming | #91 | 9 | 1 in 278 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sharon
- 27 spots since 2024 (#1,223 → #1,250)
- 110 spots since 2020 (#1,140 → #1,250)
- 268 spots since 2015 (#982 → #1,250)
- Biggest jump: 223 spots in 1925 (#1,017 → #794)
- Biggest drop: 134 spots in 2017 (#921 → #1,055)
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1943 at #8 (24,712 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 24 yrs later
- Top 10: 7 yrs · run 1943–1949
- Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1935–1977
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1925–2016
- Highest: 1 in 56 girls born in 1943 were named Sharon (1.8%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,979 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 32.2% of all girls named Sharon (232,807) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 17 | #1,763 (1909) | #1,919 |
| 1910s | 133 | #1,527 (1919) | #2,054 |
| 1920s | 1,063 | #342 (1929) | #892 |
| 1930s | 31,083 | #23 (1939) | #135 |
| 1940s | 221,237 | #8 (1943) | #10 |
| 1950s | 232,807 | #11 (1950) | #15 |
| 1960s | 154,905 | #16 (1960) | #24 |
| 1970s | 47,768 | #37 (1970) | #73 |
| 1980s | 16,502 | #129 (1980) | #177 |
| 1990s | 8,449 | #274 (1990) | #331 |
| 2000s | 5,085 | #421 (2000) | #578 |
| 2010s | 2,833 | #801 (2010) | #945 |
| 2020s | 1,142 | #1,140 (2020) | #1,227 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sharon in 1963
Top girls' names in 1963
Top boys' names in 1963
More about 1963
girls
1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 108 of them was named Sharon, which outranked 99.8% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 37,613 of them was named Sharon, which outranked 77.8% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,020Parker55
- #1,020Rolland55
- #1,020Tobias55
- #1,027Sharon54
- #1,027Antone54
- #1,027Buford54
- #1,027Carol54
- #1,037Brain53
- #1,037Brenda53
- #1,037Brenton53
Tied with 9 names at #1,027; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.