How Many People Are Named Sharia?
An estimated 618 people in the United States have the first name Sharia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Sharia peaked in popularity in 1977 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sharia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
618
About 1 in 554,619 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1977
32 births
Total Registered
653
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharia
Sharia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 653 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharia as a female name
Ranked #17,143 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1977 (32 births)
Sharia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharia span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 220 babies were registered. Sharia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharia by Decade
How has Sharia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sharia by State
Sharia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sharia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharia?
We estimate approximately 618 people named Sharia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 554,619 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharia a common name?
Sharia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 653 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharia most popular?
Sharia reached peak popularity in 1977, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharia is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharia a female name?
Sharia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharia Smith, Sharia Johnson, Sharia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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