Sharon: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “plain”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- SHAIR-un · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From the biblical place-name Sharon, referring to a fertile plain in Israel. As a given name it came into English use from the place-name.
How popular is Sharon?
Babies named Sharon in 2024190
2024 rank#1,229 girls
Peak year1943
Total US babies since 1880725,947
Sharon is fading: recent use is about 65% of its level ten years before.
Names like Sharon
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Sharon questions
What does the name Sharon mean?
Sharon means "plain". It comes from Hebrew. From the biblical place-name Sharon, referring to a fertile plain in Israel. As a given name it came into English use from the place-name.
Is Sharon a boy or girl name?
Sharon is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Sharon?
190 US babies were named Sharon in 2024. Its peak year was 1943.
How do you pronounce Sharon?
Sharon is usually pronounced SHAIR-un.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.