Shariya
Shāriyah was an ‘Abbasid qayna, who enjoyed a prominent place in the court of Al-Wathiq.
Meaning & Origin of Shariya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shāriyah was an ‘Abbasid qayna, who enjoyed a prominent place in the court of Al-Wathiq.
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The Story of Shariya
Shariya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2000, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 31 Shariyas were born — ranking #4,677 that year. As of 2026, Shariya ranks #8,472 for baby girls with 12 births, with steady use. In total, more than 361 Shariyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shariya
Shariya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 361 births in the dataset. Shariya's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #4,677. Use the chart and map above to compare Shariya'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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