Sharon
Girl nameSharon has been given to 726,130 babies in the U.S. since 1900. It peaked in 1947.
Meaning & origin /ˈʃæɹən/
Biblical place name, Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (šārōn, “the Sharon plain”).
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
726,130
Peak year
1947 (28,590 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1900
10-year trend
▼ -36%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Sharon
Sharon Stone
American actress (born 1958)
Sharon Tate
American actress and model (1943–1969)
Dana International
Israeli singer
Christa McAuliffe
American educator and astronaut
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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