Belinda vs Sharon
Belinda 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 South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1982, Belinda was ranked #17 and Sharon #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1981, Belinda was ranked #96 and Sharon #78 among girls in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1998, Belinda was ranked #498 and Sharon #139 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 1995, Belinda was ranked #617 and Sharon #598 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Belinda was ranked #5927 and Sharon #2138 among girls in England and Wales.
Belinda and Sharon over time
Belinda and Sharon appear together in 5 published lists, across 115 years of shared records. Sharon held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Belinda in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.
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 1973, Belinda moved ahead of Sharon in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #19 and #10 the year before became #8 and #16.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 26 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Belinda and Sharon averaged 41.8 places apart, ending at #17 and #88.
- Longest-running competitions
Belinda and Sharon were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1964 to 1998, ending at #498 and #139.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Belinda #571 in 1996, Sharon #539 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1964–1998
Belinda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sharon in 34.
Highest recorded here: Belinda #179 in 1967, Sharon #5 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Belinda #498, Sharon #139.
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2025
Belinda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sharon in 27.
Highest recorded here: Belinda #571 in 1996, Sharon #539 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Belinda #5927, Sharon #2138.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls26 shared years, 1957–1982
Belinda held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Sharon in 16.
Highest recorded here: Belinda #6 in 1974, Sharon #2 in 1965.
The order changed in 1973: Belinda moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #19 and #10; by 1973 that had become #8 and #16.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Belinda #17, Sharon #88.
New Zealand · Girls14 shared years, 1965–1981
Belinda held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Sharon in 11.
Highest recorded here: Belinda #40 in 1975, Sharon #8 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Belinda #96, Sharon #78.
Norway · Girls14 shared years, 1970–1995
Belinda held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Sharon in 3.
Highest recorded here: Belinda #240 in 1971, Sharon #354 in 1980.
The order changed in 1995: Sharon moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #400 and #655; by 1995 that had become #617 and #598.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Belinda #617, Sharon #598.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Belinda | Sharon |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From 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. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew (place name origin) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃæɹ.ən/ | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2138 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sharon has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (place name origin)); Belinda does not have one recorded yet.
- Belinda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sharon.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Belinda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ.
How each name got here
Belinda
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1957–1992
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1974 (recorded 1957–1992).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Sharon
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1952–1982
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1965 (recorded 1952–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls