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The baby name Shari is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHAR-ee.

Shari is English, French, Hebrew, Latin in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2
Origin: English, French, Hebrew, Latin
Pronunciation: SHAR-ee

What is the meaning of the name Shari ?

The baby name Shari is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHAR-ee.

Shari is English, French, Hebrew, Latin in Origin.

Shari is a modern English feminine spelling shaped by two neighboring sources. As a pet form of Sharon, it reaches back to Hebrew Šārôn, a biblical place-name for the coastal plain of ancient Israel; the root denotes a level or open plain, later understood as the fertile Plain of Sharon. In another line, Shari respells French chérie, feminine past participle of chérir, from cher, ultimately Latin carus, dear.

The name belongs chiefly to twentieth-century North American naming, when clipped and -i spellings such as Lori, Terri, Sheri, and Sherri were fashionable. U.S. records place Shari in the Top 1000 from the 1920s to 1990, with its best showing mid-century. Public bearers include entertainer Shari Lewis, actress Shari Belafonte, and businesswoman Shari Arison; forms such as Cherie, Sheree, Sherry, and Sharie overlap in sound and history.

Shari has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Shari

Shari Headley Actor · Born 1964 · United States Shari Headley is an American actress best known for her role as Lisa McDowell in the hit film 'Coming to America'. She reprised this role in the sequel 'Coming 2 America'. Shari has also appeared in popular TV shows like 'All My Children' and 'The Haves and the Have Nots'.

Shari – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
LU 0 #63 4 2,830
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
PH 0 #105 6 5,607
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
BN Boys 0 #131 9 6,332
IQ 0 #131 3 3,533
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
CR 0 #159 7 5,526
AE 0 #182 6 10,220
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
Belgium Girls 2000 #184 38 423
LU Girls 0 #187 4 4,850
JM Girls 0 #212 48 7,507
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
JP Girls 0 #249 3 6,592
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
GR Boys 0 #269 5 6,912
France Girls 1963 #274 5 1,208
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
TW Girls 0 #287 3 8,139
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
AL Boys 0 #297 7 5,122
Canada Girls 1997 #300 6 2,310
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
QA Girls 0 #307 10 15,378
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
DK Girls 0 #327 3 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
GH Girls 0 #330 8 6,973
KZ Girls 0 #330 3 5,862
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
CZ Girls 0 #348 4 5,378
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
OM Girls 0 #352 45 15,987
HK 0 #355 3 8,483
CN Girls 0 #356 4 8,829
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
PH Girls 0 #379 12 13,098
NL 0 #381 11 2,481
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
BO 0 #406 3 6,868
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
Germany 0 #414 24 2,542
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
ZA 0 #469 6 14,421
IQ Girls 0 #489 16 11,303
KW Girls 0 #495 21 19,177
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
CR Girls 0 #506 27 11,342
CO 0 #507 4 7,768
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
PA Girls 0 #512 7 9,861
IR Girls 0 #517 14 8,334
AE Girls 0 #521 33 20,968
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
UY Girls 0 #532 5 6,731
BH 0 #536 18 17,937
GT Girls 0 #537 5 7,500
PS Girls 0 #539 9 10,981
LY 0 #557 3 12,703
IR Boys 0 #558 8 10,162
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
SG Girls 0 #568 19 18,916
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
BD Boys 0 #601 5 10,045
IL Girls 0 #605 13 11,648
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
IQ Boys 0 #624 44 13,071
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
AR Girls 0 #626 5 8,289
HK Girls 0 #642 9 16,104
BO Girls 0 #643 9 9,488
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
SG Boys 0 #683 15 17,960
IT 0 #693 22 4,183
Germany Girls 0 #721 118 4,949
Finland Girls 2026 #728 11 3,895
QA Boys 0 #736 8 18,093
KW Boys 0 #759 11 18,755
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
NG Girls 0 #822 5 15,093
NL Girls 0 #829 127 5,933
OM Boys 0 #851 31 17,948
TN 0 #861 5 13,765
SA Girls 0 #894 42 25,931
PE Girls 0 #907 37 14,861
CL Girls 0 #910 6 14,098
United States Girls 2024 #911 6 8,487
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
CO Girls 0 #947 132 16,140
EG Girls 0 #948 12 14,742
MY Girls 0 #952 43 24,821
MY Boys 0 #959 153 25,439
CO Boys 0 #978 4 15,656
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
AE Boys 0 #1,031 62 22,615
IN Boys 0 #1,032 8 16,750
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
ZA Girls 0 #1,088 54 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,138 46 17,781
MA 0 #1,194 6 20,986
TR 0 #1,202 10 19,440
DZ 0 #1,231 4 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,268 5 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,331 116 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,436 36 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,467 148 28,008

Shari is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Flanders, Belgium
Scotland, United Kingdom
Belgium
Canada

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People also ask about Shari

Shari is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Shari is a 2 syllable name, pronounced SHAR-ee.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Sharie, Sheri, Sherie, Sherri, Sherrie and Sherry.
Yes — Shari ranked #184 in Belgium in 2000, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Shari ranks highest in Belgium (#184 in 2000).
Yes — 1 notable people named Shari are in our database, including Shari Headley (Actor).