Sharon vs Sine
Sharon and Sinecompared 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, Sharon was ranked #398 and Sine #768 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2001, Sharon was ranked #512 and Sine #555 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2002, Sharon was ranked #689 and Sine #2868 among girls in England and Wales.
Sharon and Sine over time
Sharon and Sine appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Sharon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sharon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sine 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
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1982–2012
Sharon held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Sine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Sharon #23 in 1982, Sine #425 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Sharon #398, Sine #768.
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 | Sine |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) | Norway · Girls #528 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| 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)); Sine does not have one recorded yet.
- Sharon and Sine both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Sine doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Sine
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #320 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1993–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #528 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls