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Shareefah

shuh-REE-fuh

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 47

Shareefah is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 1982 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1978, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1976.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Shareefah Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 1980s.

32
'70 '80
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Births named Shareefah by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 32
1980s 11

How Popular Is Shareefah?

In 1982, Shareefah was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Shareefah Is Used

England & Wales #3,398 4 in 1999
United States #10,601 5 in 1982

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Shareefah

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How to Say Shareefah

  • Pronunciation shuh-REE-fuh

Sibling Names for Shareefah

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Shareefah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Shareefah

How popular is the name Shareefah?

In 1982, Shareefah was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Shareefah a girl's or a boy's name?

Shareefah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Shareefah?

Shareefah has 3 syllables.

When was Shareefah most popular?

Shareefah peaked in 1978, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.