Sharma
Sharma is a Hindu Brahmin surname. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'. Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins.
- Hindi
Meaning & Origin of Sharma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sharma is a Hindu Brahmin surname. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'. Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
Origin & history
The Story of Sharma
American parents first put Sharma on the record books as a baby girl name in 1935, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 24 Sharmas were born — ranking #2,704 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Sharmas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1983 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 434 Sharmas 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 Sharma
Sharma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1935 and has accumulated 434 births in the dataset. Sharma's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #2,704. Use the chart and map above to compare Sharma'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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