Shari comes from the English / Hebrew tradition, meaning From Fertile Fields and Forests.
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How popular is Shari?
1961peak year
Shari has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #12077), with about 9 babies named Shari each year. In 1961, 3,117 babies received the name (ranked #142). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 40,967.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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