Sharla

Sharla: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “free man”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: SHAR-luh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Charles, probably influenced by Carla and Sherry-like spellings. Charles comes from Germanic karl meaning 'man, free man'.

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How popular is Sharla?

20243.6 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 Sharla in 202412

Peak year1972

Total US babies since 18806,436

Sharla is steady now but far below its 1972 peak.

Names like Sharla

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charlottefree man · French
Charlesfree man · Germanic
Carolinefree woman · French
Charleyfree man · English
Lottiefree man · English
Carlofree man · Germanic
Charlenefree woman · Germanic
GiancarloGod is gracious and manly · Italian

Sharla questions

What does the name Sharla mean?

Sharla means "free man". It comes from Germanic. Feminine form of Charles, probably influenced by Carla and Sherry-like spellings. Charles comes from Germanic karl meaning 'man, free man'.

Is Sharla a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Sharla?

12 US babies were named Sharla in 2024. Its peak year was 1972.

How do you pronounce Sharla?

Sharla is usually pronounced SHAR-luh.

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.