♀ Female◎ Biblical / English / Hebrew◈ 2 syllables
"From Fertile Fields and Forests"
From Biblical / English / Hebrew
Sharon means a fertile plain — from the Hebrew, the Plain of Sharon in Israel. The Rose of Sharon is one of the Bible's most beautiful images — the Song of Solomon's symbol of beauty. Sharon Stone defined 90s thriller glamour in Basic Instinct. Sharon Osbourne built a music-management empire. Two syllables of biblical-plain fertility, the Rose of Solomon, and the most dangerous leg-cross in cinema.
The Rose of Sharon is the Song of Solomon's beauty symbol.
Sharon Stone defined 90s thriller glamour.
Sharon Osbourne built a music-management empire.
Two syllables with a warm, biblical sound: SHARE-on.
The meaning fertile plain carries maximum abundance.
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The vibe of Sharon
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Origin & history of Sharon
Hebrew Sharon (fertile plain)→English Sharon
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Biblical / English / Hebrew roots
Sharon comes from the Hebrew meaning fertile plain — the Plain of Sharon in Israel. The Rose of Sharon is one of the Bible's most beautiful images from the Song of Solomon. Sharon Stone defined 90s glamour.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Biblical; Sharon Stone (born 1958).
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Today
Sharon remains a beloved choice, ranking #1141 in the US. 725,947 babies have been named Sharon since 1900.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Sharon?
1947peak year
Today, Sharon is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1141), with only about 222 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its height in 1947, Sharon was the #9 name in the entire country — 28,533 babies received it that single year. Its strongest stretch was the 1950s. Sharon has been declining in recent years. In all, around 725,947 babies have been registered as Sharon since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Sharon's Life Path 8 is the achiever's number — fertile-plain achievement. People named Sharon tend to be abundant, glamorous, and gifted at being the rose of every song.
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Rose of every song
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Stone-level glamour
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Solomon-beauty
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Osbourne-empire
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Fertile-plain abundance
S1
H8
A1
R9
O6
N5
Sum: 30 → Life path 3
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Personality of Sharon
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Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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