Is Sharia a boy or girl name?

Sharia is a girl’s name. Of the 653 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sharia

Recorded 1950–2020 · United States

Sharia was most popular in 1977, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,097 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 653 people named Sharia.

Sharia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sharia’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sharia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sharia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 653 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org