Given name & surname
Sharan
“rose of Sharon”·“from the plains; a flowering shrub”
Sharan is a variant of Sharon. Interpretations include “rose of Sharon” and “from the plains; a flowering shrub” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sharan is a variant of Sharon. Interpretations include “rose of Sharon” and “from the plains; a flowering shrub” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sharan is a variant of Sharon. An origin associated with Sharon is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sharan is a variant of Sharon. The history of Sharon gives this family its wider story. The phrase “rose of Sharon” in the Song of Solomon 2:1 connects the place name with floral imagery. Rose of Sharon also appears as a character name in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, providing a separate literary association.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Sharan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,248
- 58 boys · 1,190 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,595 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,595 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,134 as a first name in 2020; 482 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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