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Girl name

Shar

100% girls · last recorded 1991

Shar has been given to about 216 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 201
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shar per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1970 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time216

How popular is Shar?

Its best year was 1970, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 3549th. The typical living American called Shar is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Shar

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Star0.81
  2. Starr0.72
  3. Shay0.71
  4. Shari0.68
  5. Shara0.68
  6. Sharyn0.65
  7. Skylar0.62
  8. Shae0.64

Middle names for Shar

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shar Iris0.77
  2. Shar Opal0.77
  3. Shar Ivy0.77
  4. Shar Noelle0.77
  5. Shar Belle0.77
  6. Shar Alice0.75

Sibling names for Shar

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Heidisister · 0.57
  2. Larasister · 0.57
  3. Rockybrother · 0.56
  4. Brianbrother · 0.56
  5. Georginasister · 0.56
  6. Jeffreybrother · 0.55

Where Shar is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shar Evans0.73
    2. Shar Edwards0.73
    3. Shar Anderson0.70
    4. Shar Allen0.70
    5. Shar Adams0.70
    6. Shar Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shar

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.