How Many People Are Named Sharifa?
An estimated 524 people in the United States have the first name Sharifa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Sharifa peaked in popularity in 1981 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sharifa 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 Sharifa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
524
About 1 in 654,111 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1981
27 births
Total Registered
555
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sharifa
Sharifa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 555 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sharifa as a female name
Ranked #11,957 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1981 (27 births)
Sharifa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sharifa span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 213 babies were registered. Sharifa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sharifa by Decade
How has Sharifa 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.
Sharifa by State
Birth registrations for Sharifa span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, New York. On average, about 44 Sharifas were registered per state.
Sharifa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sharifa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sharifa
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Sharifa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sharifa?
We estimate approximately 524 people named Sharifa 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 654,111 Americans share this first name.
Is Sharifa a common name?
Sharifa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 555 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sharifa most popular?
Sharifa reached peak popularity in 1981, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sharifa is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sharifa a female name?
Sharifa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sharifa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sharifa Smith, Sharifa Johnson, Sharifa 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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