girl's name

Sharma

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 439

Sharma is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1983 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1969, when 24 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1935.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Sharma over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1983, not a full ten years.

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'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80
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Births named Sharma by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 5
1940s 52
1950s 89
1960s 121
1970s 134
1980s (to 1983) 33

How popular is Sharma?

In 1983, Sharma was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sharma is used

England & Wales #2,886 5 in 1997
United States #6,828 9 in 1983

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 Sharma

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

Parents who like Sharma also like

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

Sibling names for Sharma

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

Common questions about Sharma

How popular is the name Sharma?

In 1983, Sharma was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Sharma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Sharma?

Sharma has 2 syllables.

When was Sharma most popular?

Sharma peaked in 1969, when 24 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.