At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #1,250 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 179 (0.010% of girls)
- Trend
- Steady #1,140 in 2020 to #1,250 in 2025
- Peak
- #8 in 1943–1945
- First recorded
- 1900
Meaning of Sharon
Sharon strolls in from the pages of the Hebrew Bible, her sandals dusted with wildflowers from the fertile coastal plain that inspired her name—literally “a flat plain” but poetically “the Rose of Sharon,” a bloom so vivid it’s been serenaded for millennia. In mid-century America she caught a jet stream of popularity, vaulting from modest niche to chart-topping darling in the 1940s and ’50s, waving hello from movie screens (think Sharon Tate, Sharon Stone) and sing-along radios alike. Today she’s a quieter classic—ranked in the 700s yet still flashing that friendly, two-syllable grin, pronounced SHARE-ən or SHAIR-uhn depending on which side of the Atlantic your stroller wheels roll. She blends biblical roots with beach-day brightness, sounding equally at home in a Sunday hymn or a seaside ice-cream queue. Parents who choose Sharon often say they love her balance: familiar yet under-used, sweet yet sturdy, a rose that keeps blooming even when the trend charts ebb and flow.
How to pronounce Sharon
American English
- Pronounced SHAIR-uhn /ʃɑˈrən/
British English
- Pronounced SHA-rən /ʃɐrən/
Popularity of Sharon in the U.S.
Sharon was the #1,250 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 179 babies. It peaked at #8 in 1943–1945. It first appears in the records in 1900.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1900–2025 118 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 179 | 1,250 | ▼ 27 |
| 2024 | 192 | 1,223 | ▲ 87 |
| 2023 | 173 | 1,310 | ▼ 111 |
| 2022 | 201 | 1,199 | ▲ 43 |
| 2021 | 189 | 1,242 | ▼ 102 |
| 2020 | 208 | 1,140 | ▲ 46 |
| 2019 | 198 | 1,186 | ▼ 75 |
| 2018 | 220 | 1,111 | ▼ 56 |
| 2017 | 243 | 1,055 | ▼ 134 |
| 2016 | 298 | 921 | ▲ 61 |
| 2015 | 275 | 982 | ▼ 112 |
| 2014 | 314 | 870 | ▲ 14 |
| 2013 | 292 | 884 | ▼ 67 |
| 2012 | 328 | 817 | ▲ 4 |
| 2011 | 323 | 821 | ▼ 20 |
| 2010 | 342 | 801 | ▼ 30 |
| 2009 | 368 | 771 | ▼ 128 |
| 2008 | 479 | 643 | ▲ 58 |
| 2007 | 415 | 701 | ▼ 86 |
| 2006 | 472 | 615 | ▼ 44 |
| 2005 | 501 | 571 | ▼ 20 |
| 2004 | 516 | 551 | ▼ 28 |
| 2003 | 539 | 523 | ▼ 12 |
| 2002 | 537 | 511 | ▼ 37 |
| 2001 | 587 | 474 | ▼ 53 |
| 2000 | 671 | 421 | ▼ 14 |
| 1999 | 685 | 407 | ▼ 10 |
| 1998 | 691 | 397 | ▼ 34 |
| 1997 | 760 | 363 | ▼ 39 |
| 1996 | 862 | 324 | ▲ 6 |
| 1995 | 810 | 330 | ▼ 12 |
| 1994 | 857 | 318 | ▼ 5 |
| 1993 | 851 | 313 | ▼ 15 |
| 1992 | 939 | 298 | ▼ 14 |
| 1991 | 986 | 284 | ▼ 10 |
| 1990 | 1,008 | 274 | ▼ 30 |
| 1989 | 1,119 | 244 | ▼ 27 |
| 1988 | 1,196 | 217 | ▼ 6 |
| 1987 | 1,249 | 211 | ▼ 24 |
| 1986 | 1,428 | 187 | ▼ 10 |
| 1985 | 1,537 | 177 | ▼ 8 |
| 1984 | 1,630 | 169 | ▼ 9 |
| 1983 | 1,780 | 160 | ▼ 16 |
| 1982 | 2,026 | 144 | ▼ 14 |
| 1981 | 2,154 | 130 | ▼ 1 |
| 1980 | 2,383 | 129 | ▼ 12 |
| 1979 | 2,689 | 117 | ▼ 11 |
| 1978 | 2,755 | 106 | ▼ 11 |
| 1977 | 3,089 | 95 | ▼ 14 |
| 1976 | 3,453 | 81 | ▼ 6 |
| 1975 | 3,732 | 75 | ▼ 5 |
| 1974 | 4,276 | 70 | ▼ 13 |
| 1973 | 4,963 | 57 | ▼ 7 |
| 1972 | 6,111 | 50 | ▼ 10 |
| 1971 | 7,523 | 40 | ▼ 3 |
| 1970 | 9,177 | 37 | ▼ 1 |
| 1969 | 9,698 | 36 | ▼ 4 |
| 1968 | 10,340 | 32 | ▼ 2 |
| 1967 | 11,923 | 30 | ▼ 2 |
| 1966 | 13,063 | 28 | ▼ 6 |
| 1965 | 15,129 | 22 | ▼ 2 |
| 1964 | 16,449 | 20 | ▼ 1 |
| 1963 | 17,800 | 19 | ▼ 2 |
| 1962 | 19,630 | 17 | – |
| 1961 | 20,459 | 17 | ▼ 1 |
| 1960 | 20,414 | 16 | ▲ 1 |
| 1959 | 21,292 | 17 | – |
| 1958 | 21,114 | 17 | ▼ 3 |
| 1957 | 24,298 | 14 | ▼ 1 |
| 1956 | 26,881 | 13 | ▲ 3 |
| 1955 | 22,044 | 16 | – |
| 1954 | 22,220 | 16 | ▼ 1 |
| 1953 | 23,040 | 15 | ▼ 1 |
| 1952 | 23,386 | 14 | ▼ 1 |
| 1951 | 23,920 | 13 | ▼ 2 |
| 1950 | 24,612 | 11 | ▼ 1 |
| 1949 | 25,713 | 10 | ▼ 1 |
| 1948 | 26,143 | 9 | – |
| 1947 | 28,533 | 9 | – |
| 1946 | 27,824 | 9 | ▼ 1 |
| 1945 | 20,838 | 8 | – |
| 1944 | 22,433 | 8 | – |
| 1943 | 24,712 | 8 | ▲ 3 |
| 1942 | 19,648 | 11 | ▲ 4 |
| 1941 | 14,272 | 15 | ▲ 2 |
| 1940 | 11,121 | 17 | ▲ 6 |
| 1939 | 9,014 | 23 | ▲ 7 |
| 1938 | 7,244 | 30 | ▲ 11 |
| 1937 | 4,704 | 41 | ▲ 19 |
| 1936 | 3,573 | 60 | ▲ 36 |
| 1935 | 2,426 | 96 | ▲ 54 |
| 1934 | 1,355 | 150 | ▲ 28 |
| 1933 | 961 | 178 | ▲ 50 |
| 1932 | 707 | 228 | ▲ 25 |
| 1931 | 576 | 253 | ▲ 35 |
| 1930 | 523 | 288 | ▲ 54 |
| 1929 | 359 | 342 | ▲ 210 |
| 1928 | 160 | 552 | ▲ 107 |
| 1927 | 118 | 659 | ▲ 23 |
| 1926 | 114 | 682 | ▲ 112 |
| 1925 | 86 | 794 | ▲ 223 |
| 1924 | 57 | 1,017 | ▼ 2 |
| 1923 | 55 | 1,015 | ▲ 153 |
| 1922 | 43 | 1,168 | ▲ 16 |
| 1921 | 42 | 1,184 | ▲ 327 |
| 1920 | 29 | 1,511 | ▲ 16 |
| 1919 | 27 | 1,527 | ▲ 73 |
| 1918 | 25 | 1,600 | ▲ 716 |
| 1917 | 14 | 2,316 | ▼ 577 |
| 1916 | 20 | 1,739 | ▲ 225 |
| 1915 | 16 | 1,964 | ▲ 674 |
| 1914 | 8 | 2,638 | ▼ 755 |
| 1913 | 11 | 1,883 | ▲ 477 |
| 1912 | 7 | 2,360 | ▲ 103 |
| 1911 | 5 | 2,463 | back (not recorded in 1910) |
| 1909 | 7 | 1,763 | back (not recorded in 1908) |
| 1907 | 5 | 2,061 | back (not recorded in 1901–1906) |
| 1900 | 5 | 1,932 | new |
Sharon by state
Sharon ranks #612 in Wisconsin (2025).
Rank by state 11 states
| State | Rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 612 | 7 |
| Virginia | 758 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 763 | 12 |
| New Jersey | 939 | 7 |
| Ohio | 1,035 | 8 |
| Michigan | 1,061 | 6 |
| New York | 1,087 | 13 |
| Georgia | 1,213 | 7 |
| California | 1,228 | 20 |
| Texas | 1,268 | 20 |
| Florida | 1,685 | 7 |
Notable people named Sharon
- Sharon Stone is an Emmy and Golden Globe winning American actress who became one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1990s playing seductive, mysterious women on screen.
- Sharon Tate was an American actress and model of the 1960s whose comedic and dramatic roles earned her a reputation as one of Hollywood's most promising newcomers.
- Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan is a beloved Filipino actress and singer celebrated for her dramatic and comedic roles and dozens of major awards.
- Sharon Van Etten is an American singer-songwriter and actress from New Jersey known for her deeply personal indie rock songs.
- Sharon Draper is an American children's author and 1997 National Teacher of the Year who twice won the Coretta Scott King Award for books like Copper Sun and Out of My Mind.
More people named Sharon 8 more
- Sharon Olds is an award-winning American poet, Pulitzer Prize recipient, and longtime creative writing professor at New York University.
- Sharon Egretta Sutton is an American architect and educator who in 1984 became the first African American woman to earn a full professorship in an accredited architecture program.
- Sharon Cherop is a Kenyan marathon runner who took bronze at the 2011 World Championships and won the Boston Marathon in 2012.
- Sharon Isbin is an American classical guitarist who founded and directs the guitar department at the Juilliard School.
- Sharon van Rouwendaal is a retired Dutch swimmer who won Olympic gold in the 10 km open water marathon in both 2016 and 2024.
- Sharon Creech is an American children's author and the first person to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal.
- Sharon Hewitt is a Republican who represented Louisiana's 1st district in the State Senate, where she also chaired the Republican Legislative Delegation.
- Sharon Mitchell is an American sexologist and former adult film actress who founded a health clinic in 1998 to test adult performers.