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The baby name Sha is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃɑː/,shah.

Sha is Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: /ʃɑː/,shah

What is the meaning of the name Sha ?

The baby name Sha is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃɑː/,shah.

Sha is Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Sha is a compact, multicultural given name and surname. In Mandarin pinyin, Sha romanizes several characters, especially 沙 “sand” and 莎 “sedge,” favored for nature-evoking names; tones may appear as shā/shà but are often dropped in English. It also exists as a Chinese surname.

Elsewhere, Sha works as a unisex short form for many Sha‑ names (e.g., Sharon, Shauna, Shakira, Shalom), and sometimes as an informal variant of Persian/Indic Shah “king.” In South Asian and English-speaking use, it commonly serves as a pet name or mononym. Variants and related forms include Shah, and Shaa; playful doubles like Shasha also occur. Meanings therefore vary by origin: “sand” or “sedge” in Chinese contexts, “king” when tied to Shah, or the inherited senses of the longer names (such as “plain” for Sharon or “peace” for Shalom). Contemporary standalone use rose in the late twentieth century.

Sha has the following similar or variant Names

Sha – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MV Girls 0 #5 47 2,021
MV 0 #15 5 644
BN 0 #30 3 2,297
NA 0 #32 2 2,537
MV Boys 0 #53 25 3,375
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
AF 0 #60 17 1,883
BN Girls 0 #67 40 5,459
IN 0 #67 5 2,963
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
IQ 0 #78 53 3,533
AF Girls 0 #79 16 2,402
PH 0 #80 17 5,607
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
CN 0 #82 5 3,857
MY Girls 0 #82 3,421 24,821
QA 0 #91 10 7,011
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
IQ Girls 0 #96 888 11,303
TW 0 #99 5 4,523
SD 0 #100 3 2,130
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
GE Boys 0 #106 5 2,055
OM 0 #106 11 6,215
BN Boys 0 #110 24 6,332
KW 0 #116 6 5,216
MU 0 #126 11 3,613
BD 0 #134 95 5,992
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
MY 0 #141 209 12,352
MU Girls 0 #145 232 8,539
BW Boys 0 #148 7 4,685
BW Girls 0 #148 4 4,216
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
AE 0 #165 13 10,220
BD Boys 0 #173 781 10,045
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
Sweden Boys 2020 #176 2 1,548
MT Boys 0 #177 3 4,064
PR Boys 0 #177 2 2,508
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
AF Boys 0 #186 87 3,535
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
LU Girls 0 #187 4 4,850
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
IR 0 #220 10 4,221
QA Girls 0 #220 97 15,378
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
NA Boys 0 #225 11 6,830
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
MO Boys 0 #228 7 5,842
NA Girls 0 #229 9 7,146
JM Girls 0 #230 30 7,507
MO Girls 0 #240 12 7,056
SG 0 #243 27 11,010
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
JP Girls 0 #247 5 6,592
IQ Boys 0 #252 671 13,071
TW Boys 0 #253 4 7,111
TW Girls 0 #254 23 8,139
BH 0 #256 335 17,937
SA 0 #256 40 10,560
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
MU Boys 0 #269 89 8,477
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
PH Girls 0 #277 115 13,098
CN Girls 0 #289 61 8,829
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
JP Boys 0 #298 6 7,909
OM Girls 0 #300 97 15,987
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
CN Boys 0 #302 18 9,639
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SG Girls 0 #311 298 18,916
MY Boys 0 #314 1,380 25,439
BD Girls 0 #315 72 8,413
KW Girls 0 #317 202 19,177
DK Girls 0 #325 5 7,429
DK Boys 0 #328 5 7,401
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
JO Girls 0 #332 8 7,570
SD Girls 0 #332 14 7,678
GH Boys 0 #336 10 8,138
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
KW Boys 0 #345 514 18,755
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
HK 0 #349 9 8,483
AE Girls 0 #353 202 20,968
SA Girls 0 #355 730 25,931
OM Boys 0 #357 737 17,948
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
EG 0 #359 42 6,387
YE 0 #360 22 8,639
QA Boys 0 #364 383 18,093
NL 0 #379 13 2,481
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
JO Boys 0 #381 9 7,057
SA Boys 0 #382 3,293 28,008
PH Boys 0 #400 9 11,440
Finland Boys 0 #403 25 2,041
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
SD Boys 0 #407 39 10,523
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
EG Boys 0 #423 658 15,035
Germany 0 #425 13 2,542
IR Boys 0 #427 129 10,162
AE Boys 0 #430 955 22,615
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
IR Girls 0 #434 97 8,334
MX 0 #441 5 8,339
SG Boys 0 #455 250 17,960
PT Girls 0 #469 3 7,952
ZA 0 #472 3 14,421
RU Boys 0 #474 32 12,621
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
CR Girls 0 #499 34 11,342
HK Boys 0 #499 29 12,905
HK Girls 0 #501 115 16,104
LY 0 #502 34 12,703
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
PA Girls 0 #513 6 9,861
RU Girls 0 #517 7 11,913
EG Girls 0 #529 512 14,742
PS Boys 0 #533 16 10,655
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
PS Girls 0 #539 9 10,981
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
CM Girls 0 #554 7 11,671
IN Girls 0 #573 59 13,121
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
IL Boys 0 #590 18 10,983
IL Girls 0 #600 18 11,648
AR Girls 0 #627 4 8,289
LB 0 #638 21 13,263
BO Girls 0 #648 4 9,488
TN 0 #657 177 13,765
SY 0 #689 40 11,684
IT 0 #697 18 4,183
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
NG Girls 0 #762 25 15,093
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
Germany Girls 0 #791 48 4,949
IN Boys 0 #825 178 16,750
PE Boys 0 #869 10 14,506
NL Girls 0 #872 84 5,933
United States Boys 2020 #894 5 7,187
MA 0 #896 234 20,986
NL Boys 0 #911 41 5,873
United States Girls 2024 #912 5 8,487
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
Germany Boys 0 #920 33 5,697
Spain Boys 0 #921 10 5,610
NG Boys 0 #924 28 16,906
PE Girls 0 #925 19 14,861
Spain Girls 0 #960 24 5,561
MX Boys 0 #967 16 16,355
CO Boys 0 #973 9 15,656
BR Girls 0 #988 5 12,708
DZ 0 #1,021 156 20,130
CO Girls 0 #1,061 18 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,095 47 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,132 47 25,619
TR 0 #1,159 53 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,165 19 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,216 231 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,348 124 10,046

Sha is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
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People also ask about Sha

Sha is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Sha is a one syllable name, pronounced /ʃɑː/,shah.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Shae, Shay, Shaa, Shā and Shah.
Yes — Sha ranked #176 in Sweden in 2020, and appears in official birth registries across 2 countries.
Sha ranks highest in Sweden (#176 in 2020).