How Many People Are Named Sharif?
An estimated 2,585 people in the United States have the first name Sharif. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Sharif peaked in popularity in 1980 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharif 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 Sharif paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,585
About 1 in 132,594 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1980
82 births
Total Registered
2,683
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharif
Sharif is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,683 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Sharif as a male name
Ranked #5,394 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (82 births)
Sharif as a female name
Ranked #9,070 in 1970
5 female births in 1970
Peak: 1970 (5 births)
Sharif: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharif span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 679 babies were registered. Sharif has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharif by Decade
How has Sharif 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.
Sharif by State
Birth registrations for Sharif span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. The lowest are in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Massachusetts. On average, about 151 Sharifs were registered per state.
Sharif + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharif as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sharif
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Sharif: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharif?
We estimate approximately 2,585 people named Sharif 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 132,594 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharif a common name?
Sharif is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,683 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharif most popular?
Sharif reached peak popularity in 1980, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharif is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharif a male name?
Sharif is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharif Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharif Smith, Sharif Johnson, Sharif 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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