NameTides

Sharon

Sharon was the #1,250 girls' name in the US in 2025 (179 babies), and #2,138 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Sharon as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Sharon as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Sharon as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.75251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,250 (179)#2,138 (13)———#1,974 (11)—
2024#1,223 (192)#2,001 (14)#638 (4)——#1,617 (14)—
2023#1,310 (173)#1,705 (17)———#1,419 (16)—
2022#1,199 (201)#1,948 (14)———#1,313 (18)—
2021#1,242 (189)#1,962 (14)———#1,335 (18)—
2020#1,140 (208)#1,939 (14)——#834 (3)#1,121 (22)—
2019#1,186 (198)#2,040 (13)——#871 (3)#1,032 (25)—
2018#1,111 (220)#1,436 (22)——#629 (5)#1,259 (19)—
2017#1,055 (243)#1,817 (16)#666 (4)—#873 (3)#1,023 (25)—
2016#921 (298)#1,142 (30)———#949 (28)—
2015#982 (275)#1,033 (34)———#1,080 (23)—
2014#870 (314)#1,177 (29)——#494 (8)#1,108 (23)—
2013#884 (292)#1,048 (34)——#660 (5)#1,021 (25)—
2012#817 (328)#998 (36)#665 (4)—#398 (12)#628 (46)—
2011#821 (323)#1,043 (33)——#510 (8)#1,056 (24)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1943 at #8.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1900.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,000uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Sharon is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,000 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sharon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #612WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,035OHPennsylvania: #763PANew Jersey: #939NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,228CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #758VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,268TXFlorida: #1,685FL
Sharon (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Sharon (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SharonCanadaGirls#1,97411
SharonEngland & WalesGirls#2,13813
SharonIrelandGirls—too few
SharonNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SharonNSWGirls—too few
SharonScotlandGirls—too few
SharonUSGirls#1,250179
SharonUSBoys—too few