Given name
Sharis
“having grace and kindness”·“rose of Sharon”·“from the plains; a flowering shrub”
Sharis is a variant of Sharise. In English use, Sharise carries the interpretation “having grace and kindness.” Sharis is a variant of Sharon. Interpretations include “rose of Sharon” and “from the plains; a flowering shrub” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sharis is a variant of Sharise. In English use, Sharise carries the interpretation “having grace and kindness.” Sharis is a variant of Sharon. Interpretations include “rose of Sharon” and “from the plains; a flowering shrub” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sharis is a variant of Sharon. An origin associated with Sharon is Hebrew. Sharis connects to the Charis name family through Sharise. An origin associated with Charis is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sharis is a variant of Sharon. The history of Sharon gives this family its wider story. The phrase “rose of Sharon” in the Song of Solomon 2:1 connects the place name with floral imagery. Rose of Sharon also appears as a character name in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, providing a separate literary association.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Sharis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 191
- 0 boys · 191 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 10 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 girls is 7 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 307 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.
Sharis’s family of names
Sharis has a related form in Sharon. Sharis has a related form in Sharise.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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