Shareef
Shareef was the 8806th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1588th; the most babies were born in 1997 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,187 places. More babies were named Shareef in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,806 boys, down 3,799 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199753 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,196babies recorded
Shareef popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,806 | 9 |
| 2020 | #5,007 | 19 |
| 2010 | #7,026 | 12 |
| 2000 | #2,249 | 44 |
| 1990 | #2,616 | 26 |
| 1980 | #1,588 | 38 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shareef, counting every spelling?
Shareef has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shareef?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shareef (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shareef born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shareef.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shareef?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Shareef are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 19 and 40. That makes Shareef mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Shareef
How popular is the name Shareef?
Shareef was the 8806th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1588th; the most babies were born in 1997 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,187 places. More babies were named Shareef in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Shareef a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shareef in the US.