Given name
Sharla
“a small, strong woman”
Sharla is a variant of Sharlene. In French use, Sharlene carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sharla is a variant of Sharlene. In French use, Sharlene carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1932. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sharla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,444
- 0 boys · 6,444 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 241 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,781 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,781 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 241 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,641 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.
Sharla’s family of names
Sharla has a related form in Sharlene.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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