Sharia Popularity by Year
Follow Sharia across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Sharia birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Girls | 5 | #15,088 | Down 1,605 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 7 | #13,483 | Down 3,109 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 10 | #10,374 | Up 4,585 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 6 | #14,959 | Down 3,500 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 9 | #11,459 | Up 1,120 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 8 | #12,579 | Down 3,040 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 12 | #9,539 | Up 5,613 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 6 | #15,152 | Down 4,231 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 9 | #10,921 | Down 3,093 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 14 | #7,828 | Down 1,529 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 18 | #6,299 | Up 399 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 16 | #6,698 | Up 258 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 15 | #6,956 | Up 1,071 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 12 | #8,027 | Down 2,366 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 18 | #5,661 | Up 1,871 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 12 | #7,532 | Down 1,369 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 15 | #6,163 | Down 392 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 16 | #5,771 | Up 2,995 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 9 | #8,766 | Down 3,517 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 18 | #5,249 | Down 578 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 21 | #4,671 | Up 2,841 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 11 | #7,512 | Down 1,563 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 15 | #5,949 | Up 516 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 13 | #6,465 | Down 2,344 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 23 | #4,121 | Up 719 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 17 | #4,840 | Down 857 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 21 | #3,983 | Up 1,476 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 13 | #5,459 | Down 2,289 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 28 | #3,170 | Down 389 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 32 | #2,781 | Up 1,168 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 19 | #3,949 | Down 856 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 28 | #3,093 | Up 343 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 24 | #3,436 | Up 1,307 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 15 | #4,743 | Down 323 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 16 | #4,420 | Down 783 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 20 | #3,637 | Down 1,031 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 32 | #2,606 | Up 2,609 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 11 | #5,215 | Up 301 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 10 | #5,516 | Up 64 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 9 | #5,580 | Down 471 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 10 | #5,109 | Up 3,215 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 5 | #8,324 | Down 2,506 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 8 | #5,818 | Down 1 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 6 | #5,817 | Up 74 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 6 | #5,891 | Down 590 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 5 | #5,301 | — |