Sharona
Sharona is a moshav in northern Israel. Located south-west of Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 680.
- Hebrew
- English
Meaning & Origin of Sharona
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sharona is a moshav in northern Israel. Located south-west of Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 680.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
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The Story of Sharona
Sharona first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1957, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 68 Sharonas were born — ranking #1,677 that year. As of 2026, Sharona ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 701 Sharonas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Sharona
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About the name Sharona
Sharona is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 701 births in the dataset. Sharona's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #1,677. Use the chart and map above to compare Sharona's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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