Sharon vs Shirin
Sharon and Shirincompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2001, Sharon was ranked #512 and Shirin #554 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Sharon was ranked #2000 and Shirin #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Sharon and Shirin over time
Sharon and Shirin appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Sharon held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Shirin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sharon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Shirin 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
Sharon and Shirin changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1972 and 2001, ending at #512 and #554.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Sharon #354 in 1980, Shirin #414 in 1981.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2024
Sharon held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Shirin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Sharon #539 in 1996, Shirin #1552 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Sharon #2000, Shirin #4843.
Norway · Girls15 shared years, 1972–2001
Sharon held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Shirin in 4.
Highest recorded here: Sharon #354 in 1980, Shirin #414 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Sharon #512, Shirin #554.
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 | Sharon | Shirin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew (place name origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃæɹ.ən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sharon has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (place name origin)); Shirin does not have one recorded yet.
- Sharon and Shirin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Shirin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Shirin
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #491 among girls in Norway in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1972–2001
Highest recorded position: #414 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1972–2001).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls