Recorded 1957–2021 Girls' name Peak 1980 701 births

Sharona — girls' name

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.

1950s121960s541970s1661980s2961990s1492000s192020s5
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Sharona was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

68 babies were named Sharona in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharona

The Social Security Administration has registered 701 babies named Sharona between 1957 and 2021, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharona performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 296 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sharona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharona in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharona 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 701 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.

Sharona at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

701

Since 1957

65 years of records

Peak year

1980

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1957

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2021

Sharona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1957

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1980)
68
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
020406080 20211997199119851979197319661957 7

Sharona by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
296 births that decade — 42% of Sharona's all-time total
1950s121960s541970s1661980s2961990s1492000s192020s5

Sharona by state

Where Sharona concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Sharona
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%
New York share of Sharona's total US births 6.8%
Even split

48 of 701 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharona?
701 babies have been named Sharona since 1957. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1980 with 68 births.
When was Sharona most popular?
Sharona was most popular in the 1980s decade with 296 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Sharona most popular?
The top states for the name Sharona are New York (48 births), California (12 births), Illinois (11 births).
How long has the name Sharona been used?
Sharona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 65 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Sharona?
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.

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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, 1957–2021 (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.