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Angela vs Sharon

Angela and Sharoncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1981, Angela was ranked #12 and Sharon #78 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1982, Angela was ranked #21 and Sharon #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2001, Angela was ranked #326 and Sharon #512 among girls in Norway.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2010, Angela was ranked #366 and Sharon #366 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2020, Angela was ranked #444 and Sharon #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Angela was ranked #1229 and Sharon #2138 among girls in England and Wales.

Angela and Sharon over time

Angela and Sharon appear together in 5 published lists, across 160 years of shared records. Angela held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sharon in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Sharon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Angela in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1974, Angela moved ahead of Sharon in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #23 and #16 the year before became #13 and #21.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Angela and Sharon changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2020, ending at #444 and #834.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 27 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Angela and Sharon averaged 38.8 places apart, ending at #21 and #88.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 28 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Angela rose about as far as Sharon fell — from #76 and #36 in 1954 to #12 and #78 in 1981.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Angela and Sharon were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1229 and #2138.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Angela #382 in 1996, Sharon #539 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls55 shared years, 1964–2020

    Angela held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Sharon in 42.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #21 in 1965, Sharon #5 in 1970.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Angela #444, Sharon #834.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Angela held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Sharon in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #382 in 1996, Sharon #539 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Angela #1229, Sharon #2138.

  • New Zealand · Girls28 shared years, 1954–1981

    Angela held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Sharon in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #3 in 1975, Sharon #5 in 1964.

    The order changed in 1967: Angela moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #13 and #9; by 1967 that had become #7 and #15.

    Most recent shared year, 1981: Angela #12, Sharon #78.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls27 shared years, 1955–1982

    Angela held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sharon in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #13 in 1974, Sharon #2 in 1965.

    The order changed in 1974: Angela moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #23 and #16; by 1974 that had become #13 and #21.

    Most recent shared year, 1982: Angela #21, Sharon #88.

  • Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1961–2001

    Angela held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Sharon in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #263 in 1980, Sharon #354 in 1980.

    The order changed in 1999: Angela moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #596 and #583; by 1999 that had become #540 and #633.

    Most recent shared year, 2001: Angela #326, Sharon #512.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Angela

Pairs where Angela shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Sharon

Pairs where Sharon shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one moved ahead of the other.

All one moved ahead of the other→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1980s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1980 and 1989.

The 1980s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Angela, Sharon
FieldAngelaSharon
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom a Hebrew place name — a fertile plain on the central west coast of Israel, also referenced in the biblical 'rose of Sharon' flowering plant. Used as a feminine given name in English since the 1920s.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew (place name origin)
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈʃæɹ.ən/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2138 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sharon has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (place name origin)); Angela does not have one recorded yet.
  • Angela has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sharon.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Angela doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Angela

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1954–1998

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Sharon

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #47 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1982

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1965 (recorded 1952–1982).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls