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

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Peak · girls
1943 · 24,712 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
43 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
723,024
since 1900

Sharon over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #8, 1943girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,250179—
2024#1,223192—
2023#1,310173—
2022#1,199201#10,8636
2021#1,242189—
2020#1,140208—
2019#1,186198—
2018#1,111220—
2017#1,055243—
2016#921298#8,8168
2015#982275#10,6446
2014#870314#6,63212
2013#884292—
2012#817328#10,7706
2011#821323#7,00911
2010#801342#10,7666
2009#771368#7,69210
2008#643479—
2007#701415#5,90114
2006#615472#6,09413
2005#571501#7,6409
2004#551516#6,52011
2003#523539#5,55813
2002#511537#6,08811
2001#474587#7,5368
2000#421671#7,4168
1999#407685#6,5309
1998#397691#5,15912
1997#363760#4,05916
1996#324862#4,39614
1995#330810#3,69317
1994#318857#3,75117
1993#313851#4,22714
1992#298939#3,60417
1991#284986#3,22419
1990#2741,008#3,16619
1989#2441,119#3,20518
1988#2171,196#2,50923
1987#2111,249#1,97431
1986#1871,428#2,42922
1985#1771,537#1,59440
1984#1691,630#2,95615
1983#1601,780#1,56238
1982#1442,026#1,70034
1981#1302,154#2,08625
1980#1292,383#1,76532
1979#1172,689#2,46519
1978#1062,755#1,91326
1977#953,089#1,90426
1976#813,453#1,74829
1975#753,732#1,83526
1974#704,276#1,65929
1973#574,963#1,48533
1972#506,111#1,30741
1971#407,523#1,30941
1970#379,177#1,10355
1969#369,698#1,32636
1968#3210,340#1,05749
1967#3011,923#98155
1966#2813,063#96856
1965#2215,129#1,03151
1964#2016,449#1,09648
1963#1917,800#1,02754
1962#1719,630#1,05652
1961#1720,459#95065
1960#1620,414#1,29537
1959#1721,292#1,10149
1958#1721,114#1,04953
1957#1424,298#98959
1956#1326,881#1,00855
1955#1622,044#1,03353
1954#1622,220#1,09647
1953#1523,040#1,03349
1952#1423,386#1,08145
1951#1323,920#1,00549
1950#1124,612#1,25633
1949#1025,713#88560
1948#926,143#84665
1947#928,533#92357
1946#927,824#71683
1945#820,838#78262
1944#822,433#62397
1943#824,712#65096
1942#1119,648#72978
1941#1514,272#71974
1940#1711,121#77064
1939#239,014#86750
1938#307,244#92746
1937#414,704#85851
1936#603,573#1,14233
1935#962,426#1,45322
1934#1501,355#1,46122
1933#178961#1,33025
1932#228707#1,71618
1931#253576#1,39425
1930#288523#1,96415
1929#342359#1,93316
1928#552160#3,0768
1927#659118#2,40812
1926#682114#2,9049
1925#79486#2,43512
1924#1,01757#3,8676
1923#1,01555#3,8226
1922#1,16843#2,63011
1921#1,18442#2,63211
1920#1,51129#3,8156
1919#1,52727#3,1158
1918#1,60025#3,7286
1917#2,31614#3,2177
1916#1,73920#2,38911
1915#1,96416#2,31011
1914#2,6388#2,6517
1913#1,88311#2,4966
1912#2,3607—
1911#2,4635—
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First appearance
1900

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 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #178 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 605 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedNHWashington: #422 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,477 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedMNIllinois: #333 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,089 girlsILWisconsin: #644 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,418 girlsWIMichigan: #448 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,259 girlsMINew York: #198 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 1,109 girlsNYMassachusetts: #406 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,855 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedRIOregon: #336 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,774 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedIAIndiana: #270 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,658 girlsINOhio: #329 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,277 girlsOHPennsylvania: #329 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,283 girlsPANew Jersey: #224 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,349 girlsNJConnecticut: #304 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,972 girlsCTCalifornia: #243 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 1,320 girlsCAUtah: #484 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,706 girlsUTColorado: #542 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,378 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedNEMissouri: #325 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,181 girlsMOKentucky: #230 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsKYWest Virginia: #289 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsWVVirginia: #286 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,763 girlsVAMaryland: #243 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,352 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedDEArizona: #478 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,628 girlsAZNew Mexico: #352 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,543 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedKSArkansas: #244 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsARTennessee: #342 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,436 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #398 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,742 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #248 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,353 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #266 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,008 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #317 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,778 girlsLAMississippi: #305 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,551 girlsMSAlabama: #247 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,423 girlsALGeorgia: #418 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,891 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sharon, so not publishedHITexas: #377 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 2,246 girlsTXFlorida: #269 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,584 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#178 · 1 in 605
  2. New York#198 · 1 in 1,109
  3. New Jersey#224 · 1 in 1,349
  4. Kentucky#230 · 1 in 1,426
  5. California#243 · 1 in 1,320

Best ever in a state: #1 in Idaho, 1939.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#17851 in 605
New York#1981021 in 1,109
New Jersey#224331 in 1,349
Kentucky#230141 in 1,426
California#2431891 in 1,320
Maryland#243191 in 1,352
Arkansas#24491 in 1,288
Alabama#247151 in 1,423
South Carolina#248131 in 1,353
District of Columbia#26651 in 1,008
Florida#269471 in 1,584
Indiana#270201 in 1,658
Virginia#286201 in 1,763
West Virginia#28951 in 1,685
Connecticut#30491 in 1,972
Mississippi#30581 in 1,551
Louisiana#317131 in 1,778
Missouri#325141 in 2,181
Ohio#329291 in 2,277
Pennsylvania#329291 in 2,283
Illinois#333361 in 2,089
Oregon#33691 in 1,774
Tennessee#342121 in 2,436
New Mexico#35261 in 1,543
Texas#377611 in 2,246
North Carolina#398141 in 2,742
Massachusetts#406121 in 2,855
Georgia#418141 in 2,891
Washington#422121 in 2,477
Michigan#448171 in 3,259
Arizona#478101 in 2,628
Utah#48451 in 2,706
Colorado#54261 in 3,378
Wisconsin#64451 in 5,418
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
43 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1943 at #8 (24,712 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 24 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: 7 yrs · run 1943–1949
  • Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1935–1977
  • Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1925–2016
Share of babies · girls
1 in 56
  • Highest: 1 in 56 girls born in 1943 were named Sharon (1.8%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,979 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 32.2% of all girls named Sharon (232,807) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s17#1,763 (1909)#1,919
1910s133#1,527 (1919)#2,054
1920s1,063#342 (1929)#892
1930s31,083#23 (1939)#135
1940s221,237#8 (1943)#10
1950s232,807#11 (1950)#15
1960s154,905#16 (1960)#24
1970s47,768#37 (1970)#73
1980s16,502#129 (1980)#177
1990s8,449#274 (1990)#331
2000s5,085#421 (2000)#578
2010s2,833#801 (2010)#945
2020s1,142#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 1993

girls
#313
851 births · 1 in 2,126 girls
boys
#4,227
14 births · 1 in 140,095 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #313Sharon851

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #4,227Sharon14
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 2,126 of them was named Sharon, which outranked 98.0% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sharon
  1. #309Devin857
  2. #311Callie855
  3. #311Karissa855
  4. #313Sharon851
  5. #314Ann848
  6. #314Shawna848
  7. #316Tania846
Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 140,095 of them was named Sharon, which outranked 58.4% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sharon
  1. #4,020Zakry15
  2. #4,020Zamir15
  3. #4,020Zebulun15
  4. #4,227Sharon14
  5. #4,227Aaryn14
  6. #4,227Abdulaziz14
  7. #4,227Abiel14
  8. #4,447Abdulla13
  9. #4,447Adair13
  10. #4,447Adolphus13

Tied with 219 names at #4,227; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1993 →