Shanda vs Sharon

Side-by-side comparison of Shanda and Sharon — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Shanda

Girl name

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Name B

Sharon

Girl name · Rank #1224

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Metric Shanda Sharon
Current Rank Unranked #1224
Total Births (all years) 7,997 723,024
Peak Year 1974 1947
Peak Year Births 387 28,533
Peak Decade 1970ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1946 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Shanda Sharon
1900ss — 17
1910ss — 133
1920ss — 1,063
1930ss — 31,083
1940ss 26 221,237
1950ss 266 232,807
1960ss 1,127 154,905
1970ss 3,470 47,768
1980ss 2,178 16,502
1990ss 767 8,449
2000ss 150 5,085
2010ss 13 2,833
2020ss — 1,142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shanda Sharon
2014 6 314
2015 — 275
2016 — 298
2017 — 243
2018 — 220
2019 — 198
2020 — 208
2021 — 189
2022 — 201
2023 — 173
2024 — 192
2025 — 179

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1946–2014.

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