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Girl name

Shariah

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Shariah has been given to about 965 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 956
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shariah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 49
  • Born in 20250
  • All time965

How popular is Shariah?

Its best year was 2009, when 49 babies were given the name, ranking 3401st. The typical living American called Shariah is about 20 years old today.

Names that sound like Shariah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sariah0.89
  2. Zariah0.86
  3. Sariyah0.86
  4. Zariyah0.84
  5. Mariah0.79
  6. Ariah0.79
  7. Sarah0.74
  8. Ariyah0.76

Middle names for Shariah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shariah Eve0.80
  2. Shariah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Shariah Josephine0.78
  4. Shariah Anne0.78
  5. Shariah Rose0.77
  6. Shariah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Shariah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.82
  2. Tracebrother · 0.82
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.82
  4. Brayanbrother · 0.82
  5. Hallesister · 0.81
  6. Dulcesister · 0.81

Where Shariah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shariah Anderson0.74
    2. Shariah White0.72
    3. Shariah Reyes0.72
    4. Shariah Nguyen0.72
    5. Shariah Moore0.72
    6. Shariah Lee0.72

    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 Shariah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

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