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Sharon is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 725,947 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 722,841 as girls and 3,106 as boys. Sharon gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	190
2023	173
2022	207
2021	189
2020	208
2019	198
2018	220
2017	243
2016	306
2015	281
2014	326
2013	292
2012	334
2011	334
2010	348
2009	378
2008	479
2007	429
2006	485
2005	510
2004	527
2003	552
2002	548
2001	595
2000	679
1999	694
1998	703
1997	776
1996	876
1995	827
1994	874
1993	865
1992	956
1991	1,005
1990	1,027
1989	1,137
1988	1,219
1987	1,280
1986	1,451
1985	1,577
1984	1,645
1983	1,818
1982	2,061
1981	2,179
1980	2,415
1979	2,708
1978	2,782
1977	3,115
1976	3,483
1975	3,758
1974	4,305
1973	4,996
1972	6,152
1971	7,564
1970	9,233
1969	9,732
1968	10,387
1967	11,980
1966	13,117
1965	15,181
1964	16,495
1963	17,855
1962	19,681
1961	20,523
1960	20,449
1959	21,340
1958	21,167
1957	24,358
1956	26,936
1955	22,097
1954	22,266
1953	23,090
1952	23,432
1951	23,970
1950	24,645
1949	25,773
1948	26,208
1947	28,590
1946	27,908
1945	20,900
1944	22,529
1943	24,809
1942	19,726
1941	14,345
1940	11,184
1939	9,064
1938	7,290
1937	4,755
1936	3,606
1935	2,448
1934	1,377
1933	986
1932	725
1931	601
1930	538
1929	375
1928	168
1927	130
1926	123
1925	98
1924	63
1923	61
1922	54
1921	53
1920	35
1919	35
1918	31
1917	21
1916	31
1915	27
1914	15
1913	17
1912	7
1911	5
1909	7
1907	5
1902	6
1900	5