Given name
Sharona
“rose of Sharon”·“from the plains; a flowering shrub”
Sharona is a form 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
Sharona is a form 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
Sharona is a form 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 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sharona is a form 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
Sharona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 701
- 0 boys · 701 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 68 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 68 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 859 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sharona’s family of names
Sharona has a related form in Sharon. Sharona is a form of Sharon.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Sharona, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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