Given name · also Hindi, Sanskrit
Sharmila
“the joy of the house of King Pandu”·“bashful, modest”·“one who provides comfort, joy, and protection”
Sharmila is used as a given name. Interpretations include “the joy of the house of King Pandu” (Sanskrit and Hindi), “bashful, modest” (Sanskrit and Hindi), and “one who provides comfort, joy, and protection” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “the joy of the house of King Pandu” (Sanskrit and Hindi), “bashful, modest” (Sanskrit and Hindi), and “one who provides comfort, joy, and protection” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Sanskrit and Hindi naming traditions.
How it developed
The name draws on Sanskrit sarman, meaning “protection, refuge”.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sharmila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 180
- 0 boys · 180 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,865 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.
Sharmila’s family of names
Sharmila has a related form in Sharmilla. Sharmila has a related form in Sharmeela. Sharmila has a related form in Sharmilah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Sharmila
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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