Girls' name · since 1900
Sharon
Sharon has 723,024 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,251 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 723,024
- born since 1900
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sharon is the #1251 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 723,024 recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Sharon recorded 723,024 times among girls since 1900, holding rank #1251 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #33 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,251 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 723,024 born since 1900
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharon ranks #33 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,251 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 723,024 born since 1900, peaking in the 1950s.
- #33 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,251 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 723,024
- born since 1900
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sharon's 723,024 recorded births place it above 99.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sharon compares
723,024 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sharon's all-time total is 1,923x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sharon | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 723,024 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28,533 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sharon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sharon splits its recorded history at 1967: 16% of all births land in the more recent half, 84% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 28,533 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sharon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 28,533
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Sharon popularity over time - boys
3,106 total births recorded since 1902 (Sharon as boys' name)
Sharon by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (232,807 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Sharon's strongest decade.
232,807 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Sharon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s 133
1910s
133 births
- 1920s 1,063
1920s
1,063 births
- 1930s 31,083
1930s
31,083 births
- 1940s
1940s
221,237 births
- 1950s
1950s
232,807 births
- 1960s
1960s
154,905 births
- 1970s 47,768
1970s
47,768 births
- 1980s 16,502
1980s
16,502 births
- 1990s 8,449
1990s
8,449 births
- 2000s 5,085
2000s
5,085 births
- 2010s 2,833
2010s
2,833 births
- 2020s 1,142
2020s
1,142 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 232,807 births (32% of all-time use).
How Sharon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sharon's total volume
Sharon by state
Where Sharon concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55,522 | 7.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 51,878 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 46,058 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 41,164 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 39,081 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 38,654 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Texas | | 35,999 | 5.0% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 23,256 | 3.2% |
55,522 of 723,024 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Sharon appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sharon's data
- Sharon's decade-level peak was the 1950s (232,807 total births); usage has since declined to 1,142 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sharons (55,522 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sharon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~125 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1900–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sharon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.