Sharon Stone
There are approximately 248 people named Sharon Stone living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,382,074 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sharon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Stone. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
248
1 in 1,382,074
Named Sharon
477K
Alive today
Named Stone
178K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 477K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 67
Estimated bearers: 178K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #178
Per 100K: 51.98
Top ancestry: White (86.0%)
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 Stone surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Stone, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 86.0%.
- White86.0%
- Black or African American8.1%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
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 Stone appears at a rate of 51.98 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0520%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 248 people with the full name Sharon Stone. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Sharon
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FAQ
Sharon Stone: questions and answers
How many people are named Sharon Stone?
We estimate approximately 248 people in the United States share the full name Sharon Stone. That works out to about 1 in 1,382,074 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1392%) with the surname frequency (51.98 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sharon Stone?
We classify Sharon Stone as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,382,074 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.