How Many People Are Named Sharona?
An estimated 649 people in the United States have the first name Sharona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Sharona peaked in popularity in 1980 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharona as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sharona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
649
About 1 in 528,127 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1980
68 births
Total Registered
701
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharona
Sharona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 701 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharona as a female name
Ranked #17,314 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1980 (68 births)
Sharona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharona span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 296 babies were registered. Sharona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharona by Decade
How has Sharona tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sharona by State
Birth registrations for Sharona span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Louisiana, Texas, Ohio. On average, about 15 Sharonas were registered per state.
Sharona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sharona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharona?
We estimate approximately 649 people named Sharona are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 528,127 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharona a common name?
Sharona is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 701 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharona most popular?
Sharona reached peak popularity in 1980, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharona is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharona a female name?
Sharona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharona Smith, Sharona Johnson, Sharona Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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