Is Sharif a boy or girl name?
Sharif is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 18 boys were named Sharif, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 2,683 US babies named Sharif were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,394
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sharif since 1963
- 2,683
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 82 babies
Boys and girls named Sharif, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 538 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 643 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 679 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 436 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 249 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,394 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,831 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | #6,099 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,473 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,396 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,087 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 19 | #5,074 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,284 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,873 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,271 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,763 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 25 | #4,041 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,226 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,196 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,120 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 37 | #3,153 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 38 | #3,094 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,875 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,780 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,521 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 41 | #2,633 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,573 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 48 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 62 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 63 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 71 | #1,496 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 64 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 68 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 67 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 69 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 67 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 75 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 81 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 72 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 56 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 53 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 47 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 58 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 69 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 80 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 82 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 81 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 63 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 80 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 65 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 73 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 66 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 38 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,719 | 5 | #9,070 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,967 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,325 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,958 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,540 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sharif reached #963 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #9,070 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sharif
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.