girl's name
Sherifa
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 50
Sherifa is a girl's name. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Sherifa is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2008, when 10 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 2001.
Sherifa over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 25 |
| 2010s | 20 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 5 |
How popular is Sherifa?
In 2022, Sherifa was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Sherifa is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Shérifa | Shérifa is a rare spelling of Sherifa, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Sherifa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sherifa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sherifa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sherifa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sherifa
Is Sherifa a girl's or a boy's name?
Sherifa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sherifa most popular?
Sherifa peaked in 2008, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.