Shara
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.
Shara by the numbers
Shara was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 232 babies in 1979, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
What we can tell you about Shara
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shara. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Shayagift from god; a form of Shaya or Isaiah13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shakastrong one; historically a Zulu king11 in the US (2017)
- Shaanpride, majesty37 in England and Wales (2025)
- ShawnaGod is gracious; feminine form of Sean29 in the US (2017)
- Shadeshadow; shade; darkness20 in the US (2017)
- ShannaGod is gracious; a form of Johanna19 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Shara
Names that are said the same way as Shara, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Shara
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