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Lynne vs Sharon

Lynne 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1964, Lynne was ranked #89 and Sharon #3 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1965, Lynne was ranked #93 and Sharon #8 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2006, Lynne was ranked #764 and Sharon #394 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2013, Lynne was ranked #5742 and Sharon #1048 among girls in England and Wales.

Lynne and Sharon over time

Lynne and Sharon appear together in 3 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Sharon held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Lynne in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Lynne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Sharon in 1. 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Lynne and Sharon were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1964 to 2006, ending at #764 and #394.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1964–2006

    Lynne held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sharon in 34.

    Highest recorded here: Lynne #203 in 1983, Sharon #5 in 1970.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2006: Lynne #764, Sharon #394.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 1952–1964

    Lynne held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sharon in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Lynne #49 in 1952, Sharon #3 in 1964.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1964: Lynne #89, Sharon #3.

  • New Zealand · Girls12 shared years, 1954–1965

    Lynne held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sharon in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Lynne #62 in 1954, Sharon #5 in 1964.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1965: Lynne #93, Sharon #8.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Sharon

Pairs where Sharon shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Lynne, Sharon
FieldLynneSharon
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom 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.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew (place name origin)
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈʃæɹ.ən/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #5742 (2013)Scotland · Girls #638 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sharon has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (place name origin)); Lynne does not have one recorded yet.
  • Lynne and Sharon both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Lynne doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Lynne

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #49 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–1964

    Highest recorded position: #49 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1964).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2013

    Most recently recorded at #5742 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013.

    England and Wales · Girls

Sharon

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–1982

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1965 (recorded 1952–1982).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls