Shariah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shah-REE-ah
- Origin
- Modern
Shariah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shariah come from?
Modern: likely Sha- blended with Mariah; it also matches the Arabic word sharia
Is Shariah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shariah is a girls' name.
How popular is Shariah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 5 girls.
Shariah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Shariah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 49 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Shariah in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shariah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,454 |
| 2013 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2012 | 33 | #4,385 |
| 2011 | 41 | #3,722 |
| 2010 | 43 | #3,623 |
| 2009 | 49 | #3,360 |
| 2008 | 40 | #3,935 |
| 2007 | 42 | #3,785 |
| 2006 | 48 | #3,367 |
| 2005 | 47 | #3,253 |
| 2004 | 41 | #3,562 |
| 2003 | 43 | #3,343 |
| 2002 | 41 | #3,330 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3,482 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,197 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
Nicknames for Shariah
Names like Shariah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Safa, Sumayyah, Summer, Zainab, Ayah, Safiya, Ruqayyah, Kaliyah, Hiba, Khadija, Zaniyah
Names related to Shariah
Sarah, Saarah, Shriya, Sariyah, Sariah, Shira, Sairah, Saria, Sarahi, Sariya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shariah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shariah, updated 20 October 2026.