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Shariff

shuh-REEF

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 580

Shariff is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2015 it was given to 7 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 1983, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1970.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Shariff Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

183
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Shariff by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 145
1980s 183
1990s 149
2000s 71
2010s 24

How Popular Is Shariff?

In 2015, Shariff was given to 7 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 Shariff Is Used

France #2,989 5 in 1983
England & Wales #5,577 3 in 2007
United States #10,592 7 in 2015

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 Shariff

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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How to Say Shariff

  • Pronunciation shuh-REEF

Sibling Names for Shariff

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

Common Questions About Shariff

How popular is the name Shariff?

In 2015, Shariff was given to 7 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 Shariff a girl's or a boy's name?

Shariff is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Shariff?

Shariff has 2 syllables.

When was Shariff most popular?

Shariff peaked in 1983, when 30 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.