Sharah
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Meaning & Origin of Sharah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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The Story of Sharah
Sharah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 18 Sharahs were born — ranking #4,161 that year. As of 2026, Sharah ranks #13,154 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 231 Sharahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sharah
Sharah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 231 births in the dataset. Sharah's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #4,161. Use the chart and map above to compare Sharah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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