Sharika
Hari Parbat, also called Koh-i-Maran, is a hill overlooking Srinagar, the largest city and the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the site of the Hari Parbat fort, built by the Durrani Empire, and of a Hindu temple, mosques, and gurdwara.
Meaning & Origin of Sharika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hari Parbat, also called Koh-i-Maran, is a hill overlooking Srinagar, the largest city and the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the site of the Hari Parbat fort, built by the Durrani Empire, and of a Hindu temple, mosques, and gurdwara.
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The Story of Sharika
Sharika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 84 Sharikas were born — ranking #1,519 that year. As of 2026, Sharika ranks #15,532 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Sharikas 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 Sharika
Sharika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Sharika's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #1,519. Use the chart and map above to compare Sharika'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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