Sharda
Feminine · “Of autumn”
Sharda is the Hindi form of Sharada, a name of Saraswati, the goddess of learning and music, and it is also the name of an old script once used to write Sanskrit in Kashmir. The word behind it is sharad, the bright season after the monsoon.
How old is the name Sharda?
Sharda first appears in US birth records in 1979 — 46 years ago. The typical Sharda alive today was born around 1989, making them about 36 years old. About 600 people named Sharda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Sharda most popular?
Sharda peaked in 1986, reaching #1233 nationally. See the whole 1986 chart.
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Where it comes from
From sharad to Sharda
The story of Sharda
In Sanskrit sharad is autumn, the clear, golden season when the monsoon ends, and Sharada, 'she of autumn', became one of the names of Saraswati, goddess of learning, music and speech. From about the eighth century a script called Sharada was used to write Sanskrit and Kashmiri in the valley of Kashmir, and it survives in old manuscripts and among Kashmiri Pandit priests. Sharda came to the United States with Indian families.
Meaning
Of autumn; a name of the goddess Saraswati
From Sanskrit sharad, 'autumn', the clear season after the rains; Sharada is an epithet of Saraswati.
How the name formed
- sharad
- Sharada
- Sharda
Related forms: Sharada · Sharda · Sharada
Pronouncing Sharda
SHAR-duh
Two syllables with the stress on the first.
Nicknames for Sharda
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1979
- Most girls named
- 1986111 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1233reached in 1986
- Change vs 2003
- 0.0%6 in 2008, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Sharda in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Sharada in Sanskrit — related form
- Sharda in Hindi — transliteration
- Sharada in Marathi — transliteration
Shardas among us
people named Sharda are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Sharda sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- A clear, lovely meaning.
- Short and easy to spell.
- Used across India.
- English speakers may not know the meaning, so it will need explaining.
- People may hear Sharon or Charla and spell it that way.
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Frequently asked
- How many Shardas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Sharda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Sharda in 2025?
- Sharda is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
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- Sharda will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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