Sharmin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shar-MEEN
- Origin
- Persian
Sharmin is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “modest, bashful”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sharmin mean?
Persian: from Persian sharm 'modesty' with the -in ending
“modest, bashful”
Is Sharmin a girl's or a boy's name?
Sharmin is a girls' name.
How popular is Sharmin in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 32 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sharmin in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Sharmin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,225 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,593 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,298 |
| 1998 | 32 | #789 |
| 1997 | 29 | #854 |
| 1996 | 28 | #855 |
Names like Sharmin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Priya Shanvi Sanvi Simran Saavi Amrit Shreya Saanvi Avneet Sehrish Shriya Krisha
Names related to Sharmin
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sharmin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sharmin, updated 20 October 2026.