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“free man”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Sharla is a feminine given name documented in English. It is a form of Charles, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “free man”.
Meaning: “free man”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 8 girls (rank 10917). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Sharla
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | 7 | 3,568 | observed |
| 1933 | 5 | 4,218 | observed |
| 1934 | 6 | 3,802 | observed |
| 1935 | 9 | 2,926 | observed |
| 1936 | 9 | 2,857 | observed |
| 1937 | 10 | 2,735 | observed |
| 1938 | 14 | 2,225 | observed |
| 1939 | 20 | 1,731 | observed |
| 1940 | 19 | 1,845 | observed |
| 1941 | 31 | 1,384 | observed |
| 1942 | 27 | 1,592 | observed |
| 1943 | 22 | 1,834 | observed |
| 1944 | 27 | 1,578 | observed |
| 1945 | 43 | 1,213 | observed |
| 1946 | 40 | 1,376 | observed |
| 1947 | 48 | 1,318 | observed |
| 1948 | 50 | 1,298 | observed |
| 1949 | 56 | 1,210 | observed |
| 1950 | 69 | 1,109 | observed |
| 1951 | 68 | 1,133 | observed |
| 1952 | 71 | 1,119 | observed |
| 1953 | 95 | 981 | observed |
| 1954 | 92 | 1,020 | observed |
| 1955 | 78 | 1,130 | observed |
| 1956 | 101 | 1,016 | observed |
| 1957 | 125 | 910 | observed |
| 1958 | 117 | 955 | observed |
| 1959 | 156 | 821 | observed |
| 1960 | 136 | 904 | observed |
| 1961 | 158 | 840 | observed |
| 1962 | 172 | 794 | observed |
| 1963 | 160 | 823 | observed |
| 1964 | 171 | 797 | observed |
| 1965 | 198 | 700 | observed |
| 1966 | 178 | 740 | observed |
| 1967 | 166 | 763 | observed |
| 1968 | 190 | 707 | observed |
| 1969 | 159 | 814 | observed |
| 1970 | 197 | 748 | observed |
| 1971 | 225 | 682 | observed |
| 1972 | 241 | 635 | observed |
| 1973 | 193 | 729 | observed |
| 1974 | 195 | 730 | observed |
| 1975 | 181 | 778 | observed |
| 1976 | 171 | 811 | observed |
| 1977 | 138 | 987 | observed |
| 1978 | 155 | 913 | observed |
| 1979 | 120 | 1,120 | observed |
| 1980 | 126 | 1,097 | observed |
| 1981 | 112 | 1,181 | observed |
| 1982 | 123 | 1,138 | observed |
| 1983 | 94 | 1,295 | observed |
| 1984 | 108 | 1,205 | observed |
| 1985 | 89 | 1,424 | observed |
| 1986 | 74 | 1,602 | observed |
| 1987 | 74 | 1,647 | observed |
| 1988 | 59 | 2,011 | observed |
| 1989 | 49 | 2,371 | observed |
| 1990 | 74 | 1,892 | observed |
| 1991 | 58 | 2,242 | observed |
| 1992 | 31 | 3,503 | observed |
| 1993 | 40 | 2,938 | observed |
| 1994 | 29 | 3,704 | observed |
| 1995 | 24 | 4,217 | observed |
| 1996 | 22 | 4,583 | observed |
| 1997 | 12 | 7,283 | observed |
| 1998 | 23 | 4,636 | observed |
| 1999 | 16 | 6,191 | observed |
| 2000 | 16 | 6,487 | observed |
| 2001 | 16 | 6,619 | observed |
| 2002 | 16 | 6,698 | observed |
| 2003 | 11 | 9,048 | observed |
| 2004 | 17 | 6,768 | observed |
| 2005 | 8 | 11,834 | observed |
| 2006 | 16 | 7,482 | observed |
| 2007 | 21 | 6,323 | observed |
| 2008 | 16 | 7,742 | observed |
| 2009 | 15 | 8,058 | observed |
| 2010 | 16 | 7,513 | observed |
| 2011 | 8 | 12,153 | observed |
| 2012 | 7 | 13,483 | observed |
| 2013 | 11 | 9,612 | observed |
| 2014 | 11 | 9,517 | observed |
| 2015 | 9 | 10,866 | observed |
| 2016 | 13 | 8,393 | observed |
| 2017 | 10 | 9,943 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | 7 | 12,448 | observed |
| 2020 | 7 | 12,142 | observed |
| 2021 | 6 | 13,464 | observed |
| 2022 | 11 | 9,056 | observed |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | 12 | 8,443 | observed |
| 2025 | 8 | 10,917 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Sharla” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
