Its inspiration was possibly the heroine of the serial novel The Skyrocket by Adela Rogers St. Johns, published in 1925 and made into a romantic drama film starring Peggy Hopkins Joyce in 1926.

By the 2010s, the name Sharon had become associated with memes poking fun at overbearing middle aged women who make complaints to authority figures.

The demeaning stereotype has been attributed to sexism and age discrimination and has caused difficulty for women named Sharon.

[4] While appearing on the BBC's Celebrity Mastermind, contestant Amanda Henderson was asked to name the Swedish teenage climate activist who wrote a book titled No One's Too Small to Make a Difference.

Following the broadcast, climate activist Greta Thunberg (the correct response to the question) changed her name to Sharon on her Twitter bio (which remained there for the day: 3 January 2020).