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Girl name

Sharita

100% girls · last recorded 2013

Sharita has been given to about 2,637 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1985, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,546
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sharita per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1985 · 165
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,637

How popular is Sharita?

Its best year was 1985, when 165 babies were given the name, ranking 947th. The typical living American called Sharita is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Sharita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sarita0.89
  2. Sherita0.84
  3. Marita0.79
  4. Shanta0.74
  5. Shania0.73
  6. Shasta0.74
  7. Shaina0.73
  8. Sarina0.73

Middle names for Sharita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sharita Rose0.85
  2. Sharita Louise0.85
  3. Sharita June0.84
  4. Sharita Pearl0.84
  5. Sharita Quinn0.84
  6. Sharita Nell0.84

Sibling names for Sharita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.74
  2. Laceysister · 0.74
  3. Dustinbrother · 0.72
  4. Aprilsister · 0.71
  5. Travisbrother · 0.70
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.70

Where Sharita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sharita White0.80
    2. Sharita Reyes0.80
    3. Sharita Nguyen0.80
    4. Sharita Moore0.80
    5. Sharita Lee0.80
    6. Sharita Hill0.80

    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 Sharita

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

    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.