Recorded 1941–1973 Girls' name Peak 1959 216 births

Shearon — girls' name

216 babies named Shearon in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s711950s841960s411970s20

The verdict

216 girls have been named Shearon since 1941, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1973.

216
total births
1941–1973
years on record
1950s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

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

1959
Single peak year

12 babies were named Shearon in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shearon

The Social Security Administration has registered 216 babies named Shearon between 1941 and 1973, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shearon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shearon performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shearon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shearon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shearon 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 216 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.

Shearon at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

216

Since 1941

33 years of records

Peak year

1959

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1941

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1973

Shearon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1941

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1959)
12
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 19731967196219571953194919451941 5

Shearon by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
84 births that decade — 39% of Shearon's all-time total
1940s711950s841960s411970s20

Shearon by state

Where Shearon concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shearon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
5 2.3%
Tennessee share of Shearon's total US births 2.3%

5 of 216 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shearon?
216 babies have been named Shearon since 1941. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1959 with 12 births.
When was Shearon most popular?
Shearon was most popular in the 1950s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Shearon most popular?
The top states for the name Shearon are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Shearon been used?
Shearon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 33 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Shearon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, 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, 1941–1973 (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.