SHARON is ranked as the 57th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 883,293.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 277.02 people named SHARON for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SHARON is 623,976.
The SSA data also shows that SHARON is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
SHARON is
79.7% White,
3.6% Hispanic origin,
12.8% Black,
1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name SHARON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name SHARON is included in the following name categories:
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Biblical surname
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
English surname
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHARON
The state with the most people named
SHARON is
California where
100,426 people have this name.
Michigan is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named SHARON, as
413.23 in every 100,000
Michiganians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Texas.
Michigan is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Utah
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHARON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
25,607
198.81
99.8%
Indiana
15,523
235.31
99.7%
Iowa
12,027
387.09
99.9%
Kansas
6,006
206.8
99.4%
Michigan
40,950
413.23
100.0%
Minnesota
21,237
389.16
99.9%
Missouri
5,318
177.62
99.5%
Nebraska
4,481
238.15
99.2%
North Dakota
1,303
176.17
97.7%
Ohio
24,624
212.38
99.8%
South Dakota
1,601
187.6
97.8%
Wisconsin
23,113
401.44
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name SHARON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,465
198.9
98.0%
Arizona
13,867
206
99.7%
California
100,426
258.81
100.0%
Colorado
10,771
201.11
99.6%
Hawaii
3,552
250.23
99.8%
Idaho
3,201
195.86
99.1%
Montana
2,479
242.18
98.8%
Nevada
5,879
207.07
99.6%
New Mexico
3,595
172.38
99.0%
Oregon
9,293
234.08
99.6%
Utah
3,892
132.26
99.0%
Washington
26,296
372.38
99.9%
Wyoming
1,128
193.15
97.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHARON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
10,215
284
99.8%
Maine
4,136
310.93
99.3%
Massachusetts
16,870
250.1
99.8%
New Hampshire
3,915
295.07
99.3%
New Jersey
22,975
257.04
99.9%
New York
56,459
285.92
99.9%
Pennsylvania
23,979
187.53
99.8%
Rhode Island
2,825
267.77
99.3%
Vermont
1,066
170.17
98.5%
South States
State stats for the first name SHARON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHARON as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named SHARON.
The most popular full name is SHARON Smith.
0.96% of all the people named SHARON
have this family name.
There are 54247 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHARON