Shifra
Shifra was the 2580th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 68 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,994 places. More babies were named Shifra in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,580 girls, up 1,769 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 68girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202568 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,715babies recorded
Shifra popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,580 | 68 |
| 2020 | #4,349 | 32 |
| 2010 | #4,591 | 32 |
| 2000 | #4,063 | 31 |
| 1990 | #3,427 | 32 |
| 1980 | #3,706 | 22 |
| 1970 | #5,749 | 9 |
| 1960 | #7,155 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #5,160 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shifra, counting every spelling?
Shifra is the most common spelling of a name family that had 75 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 75 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shifra | 68 | #2,580 | 259 |
| Shiphrah | 7 | #12,986 | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Shifra?
68 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shifra (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shifra 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 123 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shifra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shifra?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Shifra are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 9 and 34. That makes Shifra 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.
Shifra by state
How common Shifra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (12.2×), New Jersey (8.8×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Shifra
How popular is the name Shifra?
Shifra was the 2580th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 68 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,994 places. More babies were named Shifra in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Shifra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shifra in the US.
Where is Shifra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shifra was most common in New York (0.39 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.