Breda vs Sharon
Breda 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Breda was ranked #544 and Sharon #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2005, Breda was ranked #4798 and Sharon #567 among girls in England and Wales.
Breda and Sharon over time
Breda and Sharon appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Sharon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Breda in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Breda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sharon in none. 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Breda and Sharon were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 48 years, from 1964 to 2020, ending at #544 and #834.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls48 shared years, 1964–2020
Breda held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Sharon in 45.
Highest recorded here: Breda #131 in 1964, Sharon #5 in 1970.
The order changed in 2020: Breda moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #629 and #629; by 2020 that had become #544 and #834.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Breda #544, Sharon #834.
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 | Breda | 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 | Not yet recorded | /ˈʃæɹ.ən/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sharon has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (place name origin)); Breda does not have one recorded yet.
- Breda and Sharon both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Breda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Breda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #131 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #131 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls