Sharla
Sharla is an English feminine given name which is a feminine form of Charles. Notable people with the name include:Sharla Boehm (1929–2023), American computer scientist Sharla Cheung, Hong Kong actress and film producer Sharla Hinskens, also known as Sharmeleon and Sharla in Japan, Canadian YouTuber based in Japan Sharla Martiza, Indonesian singer Sharla Passariello, Welsh footballer
Meaning & Origin of Sharla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sharla is an English feminine given name which is a feminine form of Charles. Notable people with the name include:Sharla Boehm (1929–2023), American computer scientist Sharla Cheung, Hong Kong actress and film producer Sharla Hinskens, also known as Sharmeleon and Sharla in Japan, Canadian YouTuber based in Japan Sharla Martiza, Indonesian singer Sharla Passariello, Welsh footballer
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The Story of Sharla
Sharla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1932, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 241 Sharlas were born — ranking #635 that year. As of 2026, Sharla ranks #8,407 for baby girls with 12 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6K Sharlas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sharla
Sharla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Sharla's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #635. Use the chart and map above to compare Sharla'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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