Deirdre vs Sharon
Deirdre 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1999, Deirdre was ranked #3900 and Sharon #624 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Deirdre was ranked #871 and Sharon #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Deirdre and Sharon over time
Deirdre and Sharon appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Deirdre held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sharon in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Deirdre 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Deirdre and Sharon changed places 13 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2019, ending at #871 and #871.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 51 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Deirdre and Sharon averaged 40.2 places apart, ending at #871 and #871.
- Longest-running competitions
Deirdre and Sharon were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 51 years, from 1964 to 2019, ending at #871 and #871.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1964–2019
Deirdre held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Sharon in 19.
Highest recorded here: Deirdre #7 in 1966, Sharon #5 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Deirdre #871, Sharon #871.
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 | Deirdre | 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 #871 (2019) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 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)); Deirdre does not have one recorded yet.
- Deirdre and Sharon both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Deirdre doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Deirdre
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #14 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 recorded1964–2019
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019.
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