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Sherah
How to Pronounce Sherah
Pronounced SHEER-ah /ΛΚΙͺr.Ι/Medium
Meaning: Sherah reflects the biblical Sheerah, a woman in 1 Chronicles who built towns, from a Hebrew root for 'kinswoman, blood relation, flesh.' Many families instead read it as a soft variant of Sarah ('princess'). Both routes are honest possibilities.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Sherah looks to the biblical Sheerah of 1 Chronicles, whose name comes from a Hebrew word for 'kinswoman' or 'blood relative'; it is also read as a gentle variant of Sarah. The routes are honest alternatives, and its U.S. use is scattered and modern.
It was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak around 1981, and it stays rare. A girl named Sherah then is in her forties now.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Sherah mean?
It reflects the biblical Sheerah, 'kinswoman,' and also reads as a form of Sarah.
How do you pronounce Sherah?
It is said SHEER-ah /ΛΚΙͺr.Ι/, with the stress as marked.
Is Sherah a boy or girl name?
Sherah is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Sherah?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.