Danuta vs Sharon
Danuta 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.
Norway · Girls
In 1989, Danuta was ranked #660 and Sharon #588 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Danuta was ranked #3970 and Sharon #1948 among girls in England and Wales.
Danuta and Sharon over time
Danuta and Sharon appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Danuta held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sharon 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.
Danuta 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls8 shared years, 1961–1989
Danuta held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Sharon in 3.
Highest recorded here: Danuta #312 in 1962, Sharon #354 in 1980.
The order changed in 1980: Sharon moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #448 and #628; by 1980 that had become #618 and #354.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Danuta #660, Sharon #588.
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 | Danuta | 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 | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 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)); Danuta does not have one recorded yet.
- Danuta has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sharon.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Danuta doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Danuta
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #282 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–1989
Highest recorded position: #267 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1950–1989).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
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