Eimear vs Sharon
Eimear 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 2010, Eimear was ranked #49 and Sharon #366 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Eimear was ranked #157 and Sharon #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Eimear was ranked #4192 and Sharon #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Eimear and Sharon over time
Eimear and Sharon appear together in 2 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 2 of those lists, and Eimear 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.
- One took the other's place near the top
In Republic of Ireland · Girls, Eimear moved into the top 50 at #50 in 1989 as Sharon fell out of it to #52, having been #39 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1989, Eimear moved ahead of Sharon in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #48 and #39 the year before became #50 and #52.
- Longest-running competitions
Eimear and Sharon were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 55 years, from 1964 to 2020, ending at #157 and #834.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Eimear #1365 in 1997, Sharon #539 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls55 shared years, 1964–2020
Eimear held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Sharon in 25.
Highest recorded here: Eimear #26 in 1996, Sharon #5 in 1970.
The order changed in 1989: Eimear moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #48 and #39; by 1989 that had become #50 and #52.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Eimear #157, Sharon #834.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Eimear held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sharon in 29.
Highest recorded here: Eimear #1365 in 1997, Sharon #539 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eimear #4192, 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 | Eimear | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #207 (2025) | 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) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sharon has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (place name origin)); Eimear does not have one recorded yet.
- Eimear and Sharon both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Eimear doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Eimear
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #300 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: #26 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1996 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #207 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