Sharif
Sharif was the 10512th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 962nd; the most babies were born in 1980 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,241 places. More babies were named Sharif in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,512 boys, down 6,113 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198082 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,690babies recorded
Sharif popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1970.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,512 | 7 |
| 2020 | #4,399 | 23 |
| 2010 | #3,120 | 37 |
| 2000 | #1,892 | 56 |
| 1990 | #1,225 | 81 |
| 1980 | #1,003 | 82 |
| 1970 | #2,719 | 13 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sharif, counting every spelling?
Sharif has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sharif?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sharif (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sharif 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sharif.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sharif?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Sharif are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 24 and 45. That makes Sharif mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Sharif by state
How common Sharif was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sharif: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sharif, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sharif
How popular is the name Sharif?
Sharif was the 10512th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 962nd; the most babies were born in 1980 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,241 places. More babies were named Sharif in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Sharif a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sharif in the US.
Where is Sharif most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sharif was most common in Wisconsin (0.04 per 1,000 boys).