How Many People Are Named Shifa?
An estimated 305 people in the United States have the first name Shifa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Shifa peaked in popularity in 2022 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shifa 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 Shifa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
305
About 1 in 1,123,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2022
23 births
Total Registered
308
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shifa
Shifa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 308 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shifa as a female name
Ranked #10,138 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (23 births)
Shifa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shifa span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 125 babies were registered. While Shifa is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shifa by Decade
How has Shifa 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.
Shifa by State
Shifa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shifa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shifa
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shifa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shifa?
We estimate approximately 305 people named Shifa 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 1,123,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Shifa a common name?
Shifa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 308 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shifa most popular?
Shifa reached peak popularity in 2022, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shifa is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shifa a female name?
Shifa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shifa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shifa Smith, Shifa Johnson, Shifa 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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