Sharon vs Åsne
Sharon and Åsnecompared 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 Åsne #325 among girls in Norway.
Sharon and Åsne over time
Sharon and Åsne appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Åsne held the stronger position in more years in 1 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 1 of those lists, and Åsne 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 Åsne changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 2001, ending at #512 and #325.
List by list
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1961–2001
Sharon held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Åsne in 16.
Highest recorded here: Sharon #354 in 1980, Åsne #266 in 1998.
The order changed in 1992: Åsne moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #588 and #648; by 1992 that had become #623 and #339.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Sharon #512, Åsne #325.
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.
- Sharon vs Anna
In 1964 they stood at #39 and #34 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2020 they were #834 and #14.
Sharon · Anna · 55 shared years, 1964–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
- Sarah vs Sharon
In 1964 they stood at #46 and #39 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2020 they were #30 and #834.
Sarah · Sharon · 55 shared years, 1964–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
- Sharon vs Maria
In 1964 they stood at #39 and #33 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2020 they were #834 and #69.
Sharon · Maria · 55 shared years, 1964–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
- Sharon vs Julia
In 1964 they stood at #39 and #42 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2020 they were #834 and #77.
Sharon · Julia · 55 shared years, 1964–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Sharon | Åsne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) | Norway · Girls #363 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sharon has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (place name origin)); Åsne does not have one recorded yet.
- Sharon has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Åsne.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Åsne doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Åsne
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #415 among girls in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–2025
Highest recorded position: #172 among girls in Norway, in 2002 (recorded 1954–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #363 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls