Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Sharon

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
A Flat Clearing
A plain; an area of ancient Palestine where many roses grew

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic
  • Flower
  • Nature
  • Place

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sharon

Pronunciation

sh(a)-ron

Famous People

Actress Sharon Stone

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1944 (rank #624, 97 births); most recent 2022 (rank #10860, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1947 (rank #9, 28,535 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1250, 179 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–179
2024–190
2023–173
20226201
2021–189
2020–208
2019–198
2018–220
2017–243
20168298

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #560, 65 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2137, 13 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202513
202414
202317
202214
202114
202014
201913
201822
201716
201630

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #3268, 6 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4951, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #302, 171 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1645, 19 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–19
2022–23
2021–14
2020326
2019–24
2018–29
2017331
2016540
2015640
2014539

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #5, 601 births); most recent 2020 (rank #806, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
20193
20185
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #6, 720 births); most recent 2024 (rank #638, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20244
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #194, 9 births); most recent 2010 (rank #366, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1943 (rank #1, 313 births); most recent 2014 (rank #653, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence