Given name
Shariq
“an intelligent man”
Shariq is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “an intelligent man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “an intelligent man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shariq through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 104
- 104 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 380 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shariq’s family of names
Shariq has a related form in Shareag. Shariq has a related form in Shareak. Shariq has a related form in Shareek.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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