as a First Name
From a biblical place name. The derivation is from the phrase ‘I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys’ (Song of Solomon 2:1). The plant name ‘rose of Sharon’ is used for a shrub of the genus Hypericum, with yellow flowers, and for a species of hibiscus, with purple flowers. Sharon is recorded in the United States from the 18th century, as a name of both boys and girls. Since the 20th century, however, it has been used predominantly if not exclusively for girls.
| 52nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 882,289
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Sharon per capita
- 1943
- marked the height of its popularity
99.93%
0.07%
58%
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55+
38%
30-54
30-54
2%
13-29
13-29
1%
0-12
0-12
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