Sharon Gless
There are approximately 1 people named Sharon Gless living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sharon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gless. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Sharon
477K
Alive today
Named Gless
308
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 477K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 67
Estimated bearers: 308
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #70,833
Per 100K: 0.09
Top ancestry: White (96.7%)
First name trend
Sharon: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sharon. The peak year was 1947 with 28,590 births. The average person named Sharon today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gless surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gless, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 96.7%.
- White96.7%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Sharon has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1392% of the US population, based on 477,218 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Gless appears at a rate of 0.09 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Sharon Gless. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Sharon
FAQ
Sharon Gless: questions and answers
How many people are named Sharon Gless?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Sharon Gless. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1392%) with the surname frequency (0.09 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sharon Gless?
We classify Sharon Gless as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Sharon a male or female name?
Sharon is predominantly female. Out of 725,947 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Sharon profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.