Is Sharon a boy or girl name?
Sharon is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 190 girls and 0 boys were named Sharon, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 725,947 US babies named Sharon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,232
- Babies named Sharon since 1900
- 725,947
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 28,590 babies
Boys and girls named Sharon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | 17 | 73.9% |
| 1910s | 56 | 133 | 70.4% |
| 1920s | 97 | 1,063 | 91.6% |
| 1930s | 307 | 31,083 | 99% |
| 1940s | 736 | 221,236 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 492 | 232,809 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 503 | 154,897 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 325 | 47,771 | 99.3% |
| 1980s | 278 | 16,504 | 98.3% |
| 1990s | 154 | 8,449 | 98.2% |
| 2000s | 97 | 5,085 | 98.1% |
| 2010s | 49 | 2,833 | 98.3% |
| 2020s | 6 | 961 | 99.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,232 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,316 |
| 2022 | 6 | #12,089 | 201 | #1,205 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,247 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,190 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,115 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 243 | #1,057 |
| 2016 | 8 | #9,536 | 298 | #926 |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,862 | 275 | #982 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,986 | 314 | #872 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 292 | #885 |
| 2012 | 6 | #12,046 | 328 | #820 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,425 | 323 | #823 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,968 | 342 | #801 |
| 2009 | 10 | #8,202 | 368 | #773 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 479 | #645 |
| 2007 | 14 | #6,208 | 415 | #703 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,396 | 472 | #615 |
| 2005 | 9 | #8,191 | 501 | #573 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,906 | 516 | #551 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,828 | 539 | #523 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,455 | 537 | #511 |
| 2001 | 8 | #8,187 | 587 | #475 |
| 2000 | 8 | #8,093 | 671 | #421 |
| 1999 | 9 | #7,013 | 685 | #407 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,409 | 691 | #397 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,204 | 760 | #363 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,576 | 862 | #326 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,820 | 810 | #330 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,881 | 857 | #318 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,413 | 851 | #313 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,724 | 939 | #299 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,304 | 986 | #284 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,288 | 1,008 | #274 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,308 | 1,119 | #244 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,586 | 1,196 | #217 |
| 1987 | 31 | #2,013 | 1,249 | #211 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,497 | 1,429 | #187 |
| 1985 | 40 | #1,609 | 1,537 | #177 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,080 | 1,630 | #169 |
| 1983 | 38 | #1,588 | 1,780 | #160 |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,729 | 2,027 | #144 |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,133 | 2,154 | #130 |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,797 | 2,383 | #129 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,549 | 2,689 | #117 |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,955 | 2,756 | #106 |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,940 | 3,089 | #95 |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,776 | 3,454 | #81 |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,875 | 3,732 | #75 |
| 1974 | 29 | #1,688 | 4,276 | #70 |
| 1973 | 33 | #1,503 | 4,963 | #57 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,323 | 6,111 | #50 |
| 1971 | 41 | #1,326 | 7,523 | #40 |
| 1970 | 55 | #1,114 | 9,178 | #37 |
| 1969 | 36 | #1,348 | 9,696 | #36 |
| 1968 | 49 | #1,064 | 10,338 | #32 |
| 1967 | 55 | #985 | 11,925 | #30 |
| 1966 | 56 | #983 | 13,061 | #28 |
| 1965 | 51 | #1,042 | 15,130 | #22 |
| 1964 | 48 | #1,109 | 16,447 | #20 |
| 1963 | 54 | #1,035 | 17,801 | #19 |
| 1962 | 52 | #1,066 | 19,629 | #17 |
| 1961 | 65 | #957 | 20,458 | #17 |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,318 | 20,412 | #16 |
| 1959 | 49 | #1,115 | 21,291 | #17 |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,058 | 21,114 | #17 |
| 1957 | 59 | #994 | 24,299 | #14 |
| 1956 | 55 | #1,016 | 26,881 | #13 |
| 1955 | 53 | #1,045 | 22,044 | #16 |
| 1954 | 47 | #1,100 | 22,219 | #16 |
| 1953 | 49 | #1,045 | 23,041 | #15 |
| 1952 | 45 | #1,090 | 23,387 | #14 |
| 1951 | 49 | #1,015 | 23,921 | #13 |
| 1950 | 33 | #1,270 | 24,612 | #11 |
| 1949 | 60 | #899 | 25,713 | #10 |
| 1948 | 65 | #850 | 26,143 | #9 |
| 1947 | 57 | #935 | 28,533 | #9 |
| 1946 | 83 | #722 | 27,825 | #9 |
| 1945 | 62 | #789 | 20,838 | #8 |
| 1944 | 97 | #625 | 22,432 | #8 |
| 1943 | 96 | #654 | 24,713 | #8 |
| 1942 | 78 | #731 | 19,648 | #11 |
| 1941 | 74 | #721 | 14,271 | #15 |
| 1940 | 64 | #781 | 11,120 | #17 |
| 1939 | 50 | #885 | 9,014 | #23 |
| 1938 | 46 | #938 | 7,244 | #30 |
| 1937 | 51 | #865 | 4,704 | #41 |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,164 | 3,573 | #60 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,484 | 2,426 | #96 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,490 | 1,355 | #150 |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,356 | 961 | #178 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,771 | 707 | #228 |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,423 | 576 | #254 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,061 | 523 | #289 |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,992 | 359 | #342 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,319 | 160 | #554 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,508 | 118 | #663 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,107 | 114 | #685 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,567 | 86 | #799 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,273 | 57 | #1,027 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,174 | 55 | #1,023 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,776 | 43 | #1,184 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,777 | 42 | #1,201 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,210 | 29 | #1,541 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,343 | 27 | #1,554 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,101 | 25 | #1,637 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,499 | 14 | #2,410 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,515 | 20 | #1,793 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,432 | 16 | #2,039 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,870 | 8 | #2,838 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,764 | 11 | #2,008 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,603 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,809 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,934 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,349 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,190 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sharon reached #625 in 1944. As a girl name, it reached #8 in 1943. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sharon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.