Given name
Sharmain
“charming and delightful woman”
Sharmain is a variant of Sharmane. In English use, Sharmane carries the interpretation “charming and delightful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sharmain is a variant of Sharmane. In English use, Sharmane carries the interpretation “charming and delightful woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sharmain connects to the Charmaine name family through Sharmane. An origin associated with Charmaine is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sharmain through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 177
- 0 boys · 177 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 14 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 9 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 245 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.
Sharmain’s family of names
Sharmain has a related form in Sharmane.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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