Girls' name · since 1957
Sharona
701 babies named Sharona in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 701
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
701 girls have been named Sharona since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sharona has 701 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2021.
- #9,515 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 701 born since 1957
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharona ranks #9,515 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 701 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 701
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharona's 701 recorded births place it above 86.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Sharona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sharona splits its recorded history at 1982: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 68 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sharona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2021
- Peak year (1980)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Sharona by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (296 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Sharona's strongest decade.
296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Sharona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s
1970s
166 births
- 1980s
1980s
296 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 296 births (42% of all-time use).
How Sharona 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 Sharona's total volume
Sharona by state
Where Sharona concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 48 | 6.8% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
48 of 701 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sharona's data
- Sharona's decade-level peak was the 1980s (296 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sharonas (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sharona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1957–2021 (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 Sharona 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.