Lacey vs Sharon
Lacey 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, Lacey was ranked #90 and Sharon #366 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Lacey was ranked #295 and Sharon #638 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Lacey was ranked #336 and Sharon #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lacey was ranked #493 and Sharon #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Lacey and Sharon over time
Lacey and Sharon appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Lacey held the stronger position in more years in 2 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 2 of those lists, and Lacey 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 moved ahead of the other
In 2010, Lacey moved ahead of Sharon in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #358 and #358 the year before became #146 and #510.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lacey held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sharon in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lacey #36 in 2010, Sharon #539 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lacey #493, Sharon #2000.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2006–2020
Lacey held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Sharon in 2.
Highest recorded here: Lacey #143 in 2013, Sharon #241 in 2007.
The order changed in 2010: Lacey moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #358 and #358; by 2010 that had become #146 and #510.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Lacey #336, Sharon #834.
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 | Lacey | 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, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 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)); Lacey does not have one recorded yet.
- Lacey and Sharon both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Lacey doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Lacey
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #388 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #36 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 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