How Many People Are Named Shareef?
An estimated 1,154 people in the United States have the first name Shareef. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Shareef peaked in popularity in 1997 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shareef as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shareef paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,154
About 1 in 297,014 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1997
53 births
Total Registered
1,187
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shareef
Shareef is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,187 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shareef as a male name
Ranked #10,710 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (53 births)
Shareef: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shareef span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 314 babies were registered. Shareef has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shareef by Decade
How has Shareef tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shareef by State
Birth registrations for Shareef span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in California, Pennsylvania, New York. On average, about 85 Shareefs were registered per state.
Shareef + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shareef as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shareef: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shareef?
We estimate approximately 1,154 people named Shareef are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 297,014 Americans share this first name.
Is Shareef a common name?
Shareef is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,187 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shareef most popular?
Shareef reached peak popularity in 1997, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shareef is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shareef a male name?
Shareef is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shareef Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shareef Smith, Shareef Johnson, Shareef Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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