Egle vs Sharon
Egle 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 2012, Egle was ranked #907 and Sharon #398 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 1995, Egle was ranked #490 and Sharon #598 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Egle was ranked #4012 and Sharon #840 among girls in England and Wales.
Egle and Sharon over time
Egle and Sharon appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Egle 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.
Sharon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Egle 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 · Girls12 shared years, 1971–1995
Egle held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sharon in 3.
Highest recorded here: Egle #255 in 1988, Sharon #354 in 1980.
The order changed in 1985: Egle moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #445 and #354; by 1985 that had become #276 and #582.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Egle #490, 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 | Egle | 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, GB-NIR, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #440 (2016) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 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)); Egle does not have one recorded yet.
- Egle and Sharon both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Egle doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Egle
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #514 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–1995
Highest recorded position: #235 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1971–1995).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2012.
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