Entry № 2192 · Hebrew origin

Sharon Sharon — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SHAIR-on /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Plain of Sharon (peaked #5 in 1943; Sharon Stone, Sharon Tate)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 950
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew)

A name that means "plain of sharon (peaked #5 in 1943; sharon stone, sharon tate)".

Sharon is from the Hebrew *Sharon* — the fertile coastal plain between Mount Carmel and the Yarkon River in Israel. **The Song of Solomon describes the beloved as "a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys"** — the verse from which the name's modern use derives. **A top-10 US baby name from 1943 to 1950, peaking at #5 in 1943**. **Sharon Stone (born 1958)** — American actress; *Basic Instinct* (1992), *Casino* (1995). **Sharon Tate (1943-1969)** — actress whose 1969 murder by the Manson Family at age 26 marked the end of the 1960s in American cultural memory. **Sharon Olds (born 1942)** — Pulitzer-winning American poet.

Subject of Quentin Tarantino's *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood* (2019).

Plain of Sharon. The biblical rose of Sharon; Sharon Olds's Pulitzer poetry.

The name in its native script.

שָׁרוֹן
Transliteration
Sharon
Pronunciation
/ ˈʃær.ən /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sharon stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 950 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 5 in 1943
Babies named Sharon · last year
200 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #5 NOW · #950

Sharons before her.

Real people
Sharon Stone
American actress.
born 1958
Sharon Olds
American Pulitzer poet.
born 1942
Sharon Tate
American actress.
1943 – 1969
In fiction
Sharon
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
2019

Names connected to Sharon.

The number behind Sharon.

1

The Pioneer

Sharon reduces to one — the number of plain of Sharon.

Why families chose this name.

"Rose of Sharon. Six letters. Sharon."
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