Sharmaine
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shar-MAIN
- Origin
- French
Sharmaine is a girls' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sharmaine mean?
French: variant of Charmaine, possibly from Charmian or French charme
A variant of Charmaine, a name popularised by the 1926 song 'Charmaine' from the film What Price Glory.
Is Sharmaine a girl's or a boy's name?
Sharmaine is a girls' name.
How popular is Sharmaine in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sharmaine in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Sharmaine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Sharmaine in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 77 girls. It first appears in the records in 1949.
Half of all the girls named Sharmaine in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sharmaine in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,423 |
| 1997 | 39 | #3,033 |
| 1996 | 37 | #3,144 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,927 |
| 1994 | 68 | #2,042 |
| 1993 | 54 | #2,346 |
| 1992 | 77 | #1,840 |
| 1991 | 72 | #1,927 |
| 1990 | 55 | #2,284 |
| 1989 | 45 | #2,522 |
| 1988 | 48 | #2,290 |
| 1987 | 40 | #2,529 |
| 1986 | 41 | #2,419 |
| 1985 | 35 | #2,703 |
| 1984 | 42 | #2,298 |
| 1983 | 46 | #2,134 |
| 1982 | 33 | #2,770 |
| 1981 | 24 | #3,436 |
| 1980 | 39 | #2,440 |
| 1979 | 39 | #2,387 |
| 1978 | 32 | #2,629 |
| 1977 | 41 | #2,216 |
| 1976 | 35 | #2,334 |
| 1975 | 28 | #2,680 |
| 1974 | 23 | #3,008 |
| 1973 | 45 | #1,857 |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,920 |
| 1971 | 25 | #2,801 |
| 1970 | 21 | #3,110 |
| 1969 | 28 | #2,454 |
| 1968 | 16 | #3,314 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,210 |
| 1966 | 23 | #2,518 |
| 1965 | 18 | #2,937 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 17 | #3,065 |
| 1962 | 15 | #3,292 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 |
| 1960 | 12 | #3,687 |
| 1959 | 20 | #2,595 |
| 1958 | 11 | #3,746 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 17 | #2,724 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1952 | 10 | #3,551 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
Names like Sharmaine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Darcie, Erin, Sarah, Michelle, Nicole, Amber, Holly, Amy, Ffion, Summer, Jessica
Names related to Sharmaine
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcy, Genevieve, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle, Quincy, Bruce
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, “Sharmaine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sharmaine, updated 20 October 2026.