Girls name
Sharon
Sharon is a girls' name given to 720,290 girls in the United States since 1919, peaking in 1947 with 28,533 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in Washington in 1940.
Which states favor Sharon
Sharon by state
Top states by all-time births named Sharon. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 55,522 | #1270 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 51,878 | #1148 (2025) |
| 3 | Illinois | 46,058 | #1409 (2023) |
| 4 | Ohio | 41,164 | #1118 (2025) |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 39,081 | #807 (2025) |
| 6 | Michigan | 38,654 | #1194 (2025) |
| 7 | Texas | 35,999 | #1309 (2025) |
| 8 | Indiana | 23,256 | #683 (2021) |
| 9 | Missouri | 21,887 | #1042 (2023) |
| 10 | New Jersey | 20,223 | #1019 (2025) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 18,649 | #1437 (2024) |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 18,565 | #689 (2025) |
| 13 | Florida | 17,720 | #1858 (2025) |
| 14 | Minnesota | 16,543 | #741 (2014) |
| 15 | Virginia | 16,535 | #835 (2025) |
| 16 | Georgia | 14,692 | #1333 (2025) |
| 17 | Kentucky | 14,358 | #864 (2024) |
| 18 | Tennessee | 14,323 | #901 (2022) |
| 19 | Maryland | 14,243 | #928 (2022) |
| 20 | Massachusetts | 13,706 | #743 (2016) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).