Sharon

Hebrew
"a plain"

Sharon Origin and Meaning

The name Sharon is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "a plain".

This Old Testament place name was in the Top 10 fifty years ago, but now Sharon, along with sound-alike Karen, have fallen out of favor.

# 928 in the US

Sharon Rank in US Top 1000

Sharon Popularity

Famous People Named Sharon

  • Sharon Yvonne StoneAmerican actress
  • Sharon Rachel OsbourneEnglish TV personality, wife of musician Ozzy Osbourne
  • Sharon JonesAmerican soul singer, leader of The Dap,Kings
  • Sharon Van EttenAmerican singer,songwriter
  • Sharon Marie TateAmerican actress, murdered by Manson killers
  • Sharon Kay RitchieMiss America 1956
  • Sharon Needlesstage name of Aaron Coady, American drag queen of "RuPaul's Drag Race"
  • Sharon JordanAmerican actress
  • Sharon Helga CorrIrish singer of band The Corrs
  • Sharon MaguireEnglish film director
  • Sharon Trostin HampsonCanadian children's singer of trio Sharon, Lois & Bram
  • Sharon ShannonIrish fiddler
  • Sharon CaseAmerican actress
  • Sharon DoorsonDutch pop singer
  • Sharon KipsDutch pop singer
  • Sharon Alida Maria DijksmaDutch politician
  • Sharon Janny den AdelDutch singer of metal band Within Temptation
  • Sharon Lee Myersbirth name of Jackie DeShannon, American singer
  • Sharon Lorencia HorganIrish actress
  • Sharon Elizabeth LawrenceAmerican actress
  • Sharon Mae Disneyyounger daughter of Walt Disney
  • Sharon FichmanCanadian tennis player
  • Sharon WalshAmerican tennis player
  • Sharon Gamboa Cuneta(Pangilinan), Filipina singer/actress
  • Sharon CreechAmerican children's novelist
  • Sharon Ann LealAmerican actress
  • Sharon BelleCanadian actress
  • Sharon RobinsonDaughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson
  • Ariel Sharonformer Israeli Prime Minister

Sharon in Pop Culture

  • Sharon Anne Wattscharacter on British soap "EastEnders"
  • Sharon Newmancharacter on American soap opera "Young and the Restless"
  • Sharon Spitzcharacter on animated TV series "Braceface"
  • Sharon Theodopolopodouscharacter on British TV series "Birds of a Feather"
  • Sharon Raydorcharacter from TV's "The Closer" and "Major Crimes"
  • Sharon Cartercharacter in TV's "Two Guys, A Girl, And A Pizza Place"
  • Sharon Carter aka Agent 13character in Marvel Comics
  • Rose of Sharon "Rosasharn" Joad Riverscharacter in "The Grapes of Wrath"
  • Sharon McKendrickcharacter in 1961 film "The Parent Trap;" twin of Susan
  • Sharon Marshmother of Stan on TV's "South Park"
  • Sharoncompanion in Doctor Who Magazine
  • Sharoncharacter in the Street Fighter EX video game series
  • Sharon Coopercharacter in film "Grease 2"
  • Sharon Jellinskyminor character in film Addams Family Values
  • Sharon Kaurcharacter in the British web series Corner Shop Show
  • Sharon Rainswortha character in the manga/anime series Pandora Hearts
  • Sharon Strzeleckicharacter on TV's Kath & Kim
  • Sharon Valeriicharacter on TV's Battlestar Galactica
  • Sharon Rai Prakashcharacter on Indian TV series Dil Dosti Dance
  • Sharon Plainarea in Israel
  • Miss Sharon Stonecharacter played by actress Halle Berry in the 1994 film "The Flintstones"
  • Sharon Poguecharacter played by Jennifer Lopez in the 2001 film "Angel Eyes"