Recorded 1937–1986 Girls' name Peak 1947 796 births

Sharion — girls' name

796 babies named Sharion in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s2311950s3151960s1921970s471980s5
1950s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sharion was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

44 babies were named Sharion in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharion

The Social Security Administration has registered 796 babies named Sharion between 1937 and 1986, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharion currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharion performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 315 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sharion shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharion in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharion in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 796 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sharion at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

796

Since 1937

50 years of records

Peak year

1947

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1937

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1986

Sharion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1937

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1947)
44
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
01020304050 19861969196419591954194919441937 6

Sharion by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
315 births that decade — 40% of Sharion's all-time total
1930s61940s2311950s3151960s1921970s471980s5

Sharion by state

Where Sharion concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
81 10.2%
#2 Arkansas
23 2.9%
#3 Kentucky
18 2.3%
#4 Alabama
10 1.3%
#5 North Carolina
10 1.3%
#6 Georgia
7 0.9%
#7 Missouri
6 0.8%
#8 Mississippi
5 0.6%
Texas share of Sharion's total US births 10.2%
Even split

81 of 796 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharion?
796 babies have been named Sharion since 1937. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1947 with 44 births.
When was Sharion most popular?
Sharion was most popular in the 1950s decade with 315 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Sharion most popular?
The top states for the name Sharion are Texas (81 births), Arkansas (23 births), Kentucky (18 births).
How long has the name Sharion been used?
Sharion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 50 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Sharion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1937–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.