Is Shariah a boy or girl name?

Shariah is a girl’s name. Of the 965 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shariah

Recorded 1982–2024 · United States

Shariah was most popular in 2009, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,812 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 965 people named Shariah.

Shariah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shariah’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shariah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shariah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 965 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