Shari

Shari: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “princess”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: SHAIR-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Shari is often used as a variant of Shari/Sharee from Sarah, the Hebrew name meaning 'princess.' It can also occasionally function as a pet form of Sharon in English usage.

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How popular is Shari?

20241.8 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Shari in 20246

Peak year1961

Total US babies since 188040,967

Shari is fading: recent use is about 49% of its level ten years before.

Names like Shari

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Sharonplain · Hebrew
Sherribeloved · French
Sharronplain · Hebrew
Sharynvariant of Sharon · English
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
Naomipleasantness · Hebrew

Shari questions

What does the name Shari mean?

Shari means "princess". It comes from Hebrew. Shari is often used as a variant of Shari/Sharee from Sarah, the Hebrew name meaning 'princess.' It can also occasionally function as a pet form of Sharon in English usage.

Is Shari a boy or girl name?

Shari is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Shari?

6 US babies were named Shari in 2024. Its peak year was 1961.

How do you pronounce Shari?

Shari is usually pronounced SHAIR-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.