How Many People Are Named Shifra?
An estimated 1,586 people in the United States have the first name Shifra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Shifra peaked in popularity in 2017 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shifra 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 Shifra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,586
About 1 in 216,112 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2017
58 births
Total Registered
1,646
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shifra
Shifra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,646 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shifra as a female name
Ranked #3,486 in 2024
45 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (58 births)
Shifra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shifra span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 425 babies were registered. While Shifra is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shifra by Decade
How has Shifra 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.
Shifra by State
Shifra + Last Name Combinations
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Shifra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shifra?
We estimate approximately 1,586 people named Shifra 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 216,112 Americans share this first name.
Is Shifra a common name?
Shifra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,646 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shifra most popular?
Shifra reached peak popularity in 2017, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shifra is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shifra a female name?
Shifra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shifra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shifra Smith, Shifra Johnson, Shifra 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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