How Many People Are Named Shariff?
An estimated 549 people in the United States have the first name Shariff. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Shariff peaked in popularity in 1983 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shariff 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 Shariff paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
549
About 1 in 624,325 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1983
30 births
Total Registered
572
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shariff
Shariff is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 572 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shariff as a male name
Ranked #10,446 in 2015
7 male births in 2015
Peak: 1983 (30 births)
Shariff: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shariff span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 183 babies were registered. Shariff has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shariff by Decade
How has Shariff 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.
Shariff by State
Birth registrations for Shariff span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York. On average, about 76 Shariffs were registered per state.
Shariff + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shariff as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shariff
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Shariff: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shariff?
We estimate approximately 549 people named Shariff 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 624,325 Americans share this first name.
Is Shariff a common name?
Shariff is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 572 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shariff most popular?
Shariff reached peak popularity in 1983, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shariff is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shariff a male name?
Shariff is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shariff Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shariff Smith, Shariff Johnson, Shariff 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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