Is Shariff a boy or girl name?

Shariff is a boy’s name. Of the 572 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Shariff

Recorded 1970–2015 · United States

Shariff was most popular in 1983, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,489 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 572 people named Shariff.

Shariff over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shariff’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shariff a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shariff is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 572 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were 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 Shariff

Where Shariff is most concentrated

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

New York 7.8×

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