Chantelle vs Sharon
Chantelle 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2006, Chantelle was ranked #184 and Sharon #384 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Chantelle was ranked #551 and Sharon #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Chantelle was ranked #2771 and Sharon #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Chantelle and Sharon over time
Chantelle and Sharon appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Sharon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Chantelle 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Chantelle and Sharon changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2771 and #2000.
- Longest-running competitions
Chantelle and Sharon were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1986 to 2019, ending at #551 and #871.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Chantelle #89 in 1996, Sharon #539 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1986–2019
Chantelle held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Sharon in 17.
Highest recorded here: Chantelle #139 in 1998, Sharon #32 in 1986.
The order changed in 2019: Chantelle moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #734 and #629; by 2019 that had become #551 and #871.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Chantelle #551, Sharon #871.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Chantelle held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Sharon in 4.
Highest recorded here: Chantelle #89 in 1996, Sharon #539 in 1996.
The order changed in 2022: Sharon moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1866 and #1962; by 2022 that had become #2178 and #1948.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Chantelle #2771, Sharon #2000.
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 | Chantelle | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 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)); Chantelle does not have one recorded yet.
- Chantelle has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sharon.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Chantelle doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Chantelle
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1983–1996
Highest recorded position: #78 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1988 (recorded 1983–1996).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls