How Many People Are Named Sharon Stone?
There are approximately 235 people named Sharon Stone living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,458,529 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sharon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Stone. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
235
1 in 1,458,529 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Sharon: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sharon. The peak year was 1947 with 28,590 births. The average person named Sharon today is 67 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Sharon
In the 2020 Census, the first name Sharon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (79.31%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (13.18%) and Hispanic (2.47%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Sharon in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Sharon rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Stone Surname
The surname Stone was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Stone in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Sharon" has an estimated frequency of 0.139% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Stone" appears at a rate of 49.18 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Sharon are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 235 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Sharon Stone: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Sharon Stone?
We estimate approximately 235 people named Sharon Stone are alive in the United States today. The first name Sharon is shared by 477,218 Americans, and the surname Stone is shared by 168,576.
How rare is the name Sharon Stone?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,458,529 Americans. The first name Sharon is common and the surname Stone is common.
Is Sharon a male or female name?
Sharon is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 67 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Sharon?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Sharon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (79.31%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (13.18%) and Hispanic (2.47%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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