How Many People Are Named Sharon?
725,947
people in the United States are named Sharon
1 in 461 people has this name
Popularity Rank
#80
ββ Common
Population Percentage
0.2167%
Of US population
Peak Year
1947
28,590 births
Trend
β
Stable
π Name Origin & Meaning
Origin:
English
Pronunciation:
SHER-Ιn, SHAR-Ιn
Gender:
Primarily Female
Meaning:
From an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew Χ©ΧΦΈΧ¨ΧΦΉΧ (Sharon), which means "plain", referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel. This is also the name of a type of flowering shrub, the rose of Sharon. It has been in use as a given name since the 1920s, possibly inspired by the heroine in the serial novel 'The Skyrocket' (1925) by Adela Rogers St. Johns.
β§ Gender Distribution
This name is Primarily Female
π₯ Age Distribution
Average Age: 68.2 years old
π Popularity Over Time
Births per year from 1900 to 2024
π State-Wise Distribution
California
55,599
New York
52,001
Illinois
46,133
Ohio
41,209
Pennsylvania
39,088
Michigan
38,699
Texas
36,006
Indiana
23,290
Missouri
21,892
New Jersey
20,216
π‘ Fun Facts About "Sharon"
- 190 babies were named Sharon in 2024
- Most popular in the year 1947
- Currently stable in popularity
- First recorded in 1900
- Most popular in California
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