Recorded 1918–2018 Girls' name Peak 1943 16,856 births

Sharron — girls' name

16,856 babies named Sharron in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s321930s12441940s65471950s36691960s25901970s15001980s7471990s3812000s1122010s29
1940s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Sharron was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

870 babies were named Sharron in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharron

The Social Security Administration has registered 16,856 babies named Sharron between 1918 and 2018, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharron currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 870 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharron performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6,547 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Sharron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,524 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharron in 46 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharron 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 16,856 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.

Sharron at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

16,856

Since 1918

101 years of records

Peak year

1943

870 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1918

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2018

Sharron popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1918

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1943)
870
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 201820021990197819661954194219301918 5

Sharron popularity over time — boys

370 total births recorded since 1937 (Sharron as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 370 births
05101520 20111995198919831977197019471937 5

Sharron by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6,547 births that decade — 39% of Sharron's all-time total
1910s51920s321930s12441940s65471950s36691960s25901970s15001980s7471990s3812000s1122010s29

Sharron by state

Where Sharron concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sharron
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,524 9.0%
#2 Texas
1,447 8.6%
#3 Michigan
1,143 6.8%
#4 Alabama
758 4.5%
#5 Illinois
730 4.3%
#6 New York
605 3.6%
#7 Missouri
581 3.4%
#8 Mississippi
480 2.8%
California share of Sharron's total US births 9.0%
Even split

1,524 of 16,856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.

Sharron appears in 46 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharron?
16,856 babies have been named Sharron since 1918. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1943 with 870 births.
When was Sharron most popular?
Sharron was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6,547 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
Where is Sharron most popular?
The top states for the name Sharron are California (1,524 births), Texas (1,447 births), Michigan (1,143 births).
How long has the name Sharron been used?
Sharron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 101 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Sharron?
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, 1918–2018 (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.