Shari
Featured in baby name books
Shari is a form of Sharon, meaning “a plain,” though another source gives the Hebrew sense “of royal status.” Puppeteer Shari Lewis is a well-known bearer.
Sources: The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Shari in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Shari against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Shari is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Shari in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 8 girls were named Shari, making it the #10917 girls' name in the US. Since 1927, 40,927 girls have been named Shari, with the most (3,117) in 1961.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Belgium (Flanders) | #676 girls (all ages) | 812 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Shari
There are 114 towns and villages with Shari in their name, in 18 countries.
🇾🇪 Yemen 50🇮🇷 Iran 14🇮🇳 India 11🇮🇶 Iraq 8🇵🇰 Pakistan 8🇨🇳 China 4🇴🇲 Oman 3🇷🇺 Russia 3
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Sharī Marī | Khuzestan, 🇮🇷 Iran | 571 | Map |
| Ash Sharī | Al Bayda, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 7 | Map |
| Ash Sharī | Ma’rib, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 3 | Map |
| Ash Shāri‘ | Ḩajjah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 3 | Map |
| Amlaḩeh Sharī‘ | Khuzestan, 🇮🇷 Iran | – | Map |
| Ash Sharī | Ta‘izz, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Ash Shāri‘ | Al Jawf, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Ash Shāri‘ | Dhamār, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Ash Shāri‘ | Ta‘izz, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Ash Shāri‘ | Ta‘izz, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Shari
There are 6 lakes and reservoirs with Shari in their name, in 2 countries.
🇷🇺 Russia 4🇮🇶 Iraq 2
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| Buḩayrat Shārī | Salah ad Din, 🇮🇶 Iraq | Map |
| Ozero Shari | Karelia, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
| Ozero Shari | Karelia, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
| Ozero Shari Yarvi | Karelia, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
| Ozero Shari-Yarvi | Karelia, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
| Sharī‘at al Ḩammādīyāt | Dhi Qar, 🇮🇶 Iraq | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Shari
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Shari.
Shari Lewis
Shari as a pet name
FurryName has found 11 dogs named Shari in public pet registers, making it the #3,073 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Golden Plains Shire (3), Playford (3), Basel (2). Shari as a dog name →
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