Sharon

“The Sharon plain, a fertile region named in the Bible” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #1256 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Sharon is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1943, when it ranked #8. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 723,000 girls since 1900, ranked #1256 today.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,500 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 10,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sharons

Sharon Stone — American actress
Sharon Tate — American actress and model (1943–1969)
Sharon den Adel — Dutch singer
Sharon Osbourne — British-American television personality
Sharon Gless — American actress

In stories & tradition

Sharon Carter — Tales of Suspense
Sharon Ventura — Earth-616
Sharon Marsh — South Park

What Sharons become

Among 1,318 notable people named Sharon:

Entertainers appear 1.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sharon Stone, American actress.

Similar names: Ann · Sandra · Judith · Sally · Susan · Deborah

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