Sharya
Sharya is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vetluga River, 330 kilometers (210 mi) northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast.
Meaning & Origin of Sharya
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Sharya is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vetluga River, 330 kilometers (210 mi) northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast.
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Origin & history
The Story of Sharya
Sharya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 14 Sharyas were born — ranking #7,827 that year. As of 2026, Sharya ranks #9,230 for baby girls with 12 births, with steady use. In total, more than 53 Sharyas 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 Sharya
Sharya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 53 births in the dataset. Sharya's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #7,827. Use the chart and map above to compare Sharya'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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