Sharon Girl
How popular is Sharon?
#1,250 girl name in 2025
179 baby girls were named Sharon in the US in 2025, making it the 1250th most popular girl name.
553,395living people named Sharon (est.)
70median age of people named Sharon
726,130babies named Sharon since 1880
1 in 18,521US babies born in 2025
Sharon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,250 for girls (▼ 27 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 179 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #982 in 2015, #1,140 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (28,533 girls) |
| Highest rank | #8 in 1943 (3 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1900 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Sharon is most popular
Babies named Sharon per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (46 girls)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (72 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 girls)
- Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (28 girls)
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (68 girls)
Sharon by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 17 | #1,763 |
| 1910s | 133 | #1,527 |
| 1920s | 1,063 | #342 |
| 1930s | 31,083 | #23 |
| 1940s | 221,237 | #8 |
| 1950s | 232,807 | #11 |
| 1960s | 154,905 | #16 |
| 1970s | 47,768 | #37 |
| 1980s | 16,502 | #129 |
| 1990s | 8,449 | #274 |
| 2000s | 5,085 | #421 |
| 2010s | 2,833 | #801 |
| 2020s | 1,142 | #1,140 |
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Questions
- Is Sharon a boy or girl name?
- Sharon is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Sharon were girls.
- How popular is the name Sharon?
- 179 baby girls were named Sharon in the US in 2025, making it the 1250th most popular girl name.
- When was Sharon most popular?
- Sharon peaked in 1947, when 28,533 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #8, held for 3 years starting in 1943.
- How many people are named Sharon?
- 726,130 babies have been named Sharon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 553,395 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 70.
- Where is Sharon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sharon was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.