Sharon vs Violet
Sharon and Violetcompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Sharon was ranked #638 and Violet #41 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Sharon was ranked #2000 and Violet #42 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Sharon was ranked #834 and Violet #294 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2008, Sharon was ranked #439 and Violet #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Sharon and Violet over time
Sharon and Violet appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Sharon and Violet were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1964 to 2020, ending at #834 and #294.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1964–2020
Sharon held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Violet in 6.
Highest recorded here: Sharon #5 in 1970, Violet #206 in 1964.
The order changed in 2013: Violet moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #398 and #768; by 2013 that had become #660 and #491.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Sharon #834, Violet #294.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Sharon held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Violet in 24.
Highest recorded here: Sharon #539 in 1996, Violet #42 in 2023.
The order changed in 2001: Violet moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #689 and #764; by 2001 that had become #753 and #710.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Sharon #2000, Violet #42.
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 | Violet |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #20 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| 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)); Violet does not have one recorded yet.
- Sharon and Violet both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Violet doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
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
Violet
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #206 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 recorded2009–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2009–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls