Sharla

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning beloved; a form of Charlotte or Charlene.

Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Sharla by the numbers

Sharla was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 241 babies in 1972, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Charlene

Like Sharla, each of these traces back to Charlene: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Charlenefree person; a form of Charles152 in the US (2017)
  • Sharlenefree woman or beloved; variant of Charlene22 in the US (2017)
  • Charleena form of Charlene, free woman8 in the US (2017)
  • Sharleenfeminine form of Charles; a form of Charlene6 in the US (2017)

Other names that come from Charlotte

Like Sharla, each of these traces back to Charlotte: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
  • Lottiefree woman; from Charlotte1,222 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Charlettefree woman; a variant spelling of Charlotte62 in the US (2017)
  • Carlotafree person; Spanish form of Charlotte41 in the US (2017)
  • Charolettefree person; a variant of Charlotte39 in the US (2017)
  • Carlottafree woman; italian form of Charlotte6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lottie-Rosefree woman; rose; a form of Charlotte with Rose22 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lottie-Raefree woman; a form of Charlotte with Rae appended17 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sharla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Shailamountain or rock50 in the US (2017)
  • Shaelaasked of god; a form of Sheila10 in the US (2017)
  • Shardagoddess of knowledge and learning
  • Shayla239 in the US (2017)
  • Starla54 in the US (2017)
  • Shara8 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Sharla

Names that are said the same way as Sharla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Charlafree person; a form of charlene7 in the US (2017)
  • Charlea17 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean love

Like Sharla, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
  • Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amybeloved1,724 in the US (2017)

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