Is Sharif a boy or girl name?

Sharif is a boy’s name. Of the 2,690 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.2% were girls and 99.8% were boys.

Sharif

Recorded 1963–2025 · United States

Sharif was most popular in 1980, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,387 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,690 people named Sharif.

Sharif over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sharif’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sharif a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sharif is a boy’s name — 0.2% of the 2,690 Americans given it were girls and 99.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sharif

Where Sharif is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org