girl's name
Cherifa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,540
Cherifa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 1964, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1947.
Cherifa over time
Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 135 |
| 1960s | 385 |
| 1970s | 340 |
| 1980s | 230 |
| 1990s | 110 |
| 2000s | 135 |
| 2010s | 150 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 45 |
How popular is Cherifa?
In 2025, Cherifa was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Cherifa is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Chérifa | Chérifa is a rare spelling of Cherifa, written with an acute accent and recorded about 120 times, mostly in France. | 120 |
Names that peaked alongside Cherifa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cherifa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cherifa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cherifa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cherifa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cherifa
Is Cherifa a girl's or a boy's name?
Cherifa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Cherifa most popular?
Cherifa peaked in 1964, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cherifa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cherifa currently ranks #4,935 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.