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Sharia

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Pronounced shuh-REE-uh /ʃəˈriː.ə/Medium

Meaning: Sharia is a girls' name built on the popular Sha- sound-family, closely tied to Sharai and Shariah and echoing Sharon. Sharai is a Hebrew name, and this coinage keeps that gentle, flowing three-beat rhythm.Low

In 30 seconds: Sharia is a girls' name in the Sha- sound-family, linked to Sharai and Sharon, with a soft three-beat rhythm. It stayed rare, peaking faintly in the late 1970s.

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Origin LowHebrew, English

MeaningSharia is a girls' name built on the popular Sha- sound-family, closely tied to Sharai and Shariah and echoing Sharon. Sharai is a Hebrew name, and this coinage keeps that gentle, flowing three-beat rhythm.

U.S. rank (2020)#17143 ↘ Falling

2020 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1977

Total births (all-time)≈ 653

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Sharia is a feminine given name in the Sha-/Shari sound-family, related to Sharai and Shariah and neighboring Sharon in feel. Sharai is a Hebrew personal name, and this form fits the twentieth-century American taste for smooth, vowel-rich girls' names ending in -ia.

It was always uncommon as a given name, running at a few dozen girls a year and touching its faint peak around 1977 before tapering off. Sharia reads as a gentle period coinage within the Shar- family, and it has stayed a quiet rarity rather than a trend.

Did you know? Sharia belongs to a large mid-century cluster of flowing Sha- girl names - Sharai, Shari, Sharie, Sharon - all sharing the same soft opening syllable and lyrical ending.

Overall data confidence 50%

References - Sharia / Sharai — Given name in the Sha-/Shari family; Hebrew Sharai; -ia coinage

Variations

SharaiShariahSharieSharea

Nicknames

ShariRia

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Sharon— a neighboring Shar- feminine of the same era

Shari— the short form within the same sound-family

Tamia— a comparable flowing -ia girls' name

Shaquia— shares the -ia ending

Shabria— shares the -ia ending

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Sharia mean?

Sharia is a girls' given name in the Sha-/Shari sound-family, linked to the Hebrew Sharai.

How do you pronounce Sharia?

It's said shuh-REE-uh /ʃəˈriː.ə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Sharia a boy or girl name?

Sharia is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Sharia?

Sharia has always been rare, a soft Sha- coinage that peaked faintly in the late seventies.