girl's name

Sharia

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 662

Sharia is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1977, when 32 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1950.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Sharia over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

220
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Sharia by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 5
1960s 12
1970s 121
1980s 220
1990s 148
2000s 119
2010s 23
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Sharia?

In 2020, Sharia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sharia is used

England & Wales #5,523 3 in 2003
United States #17,011 5 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Sharia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sharia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sharia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sharia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sharia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sharia

How popular is the name Sharia?

In 2020, Sharia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Sharia a girl's or a boy's name?

Sharia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Sharia?

Sharia has 3 syllables.

When was Sharia most popular?

Sharia peaked in 1977, when 32 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.