Shareef vs Shane

Side-by-side comparison of Shareef and Shane - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Shareef

Boy name · Rank #10135

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Name B

Shane

Boy name · Rank #601

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Metric Shareef Shane
Current Rank #10135 #601
Total Births (all years) 1,196 192,583
Peak Year 1997 1973
Peak Year Births 53 5,710
Peak Decade 1990s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Shareef Shane
1930s - 36
1940s - 159
1950s - 2,589
1960s - 13,923
1970s 147 50,279
1980s 242 43,169
1990s 314 40,598
2000s 267 26,129
2010s 160 12,510
2020s 66 3,191

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shareef Shane
2014 19 1,298
2015 13 1,217
2016 14 1,068
2017 13 916
2018 13 875
2019 28 739
2020 19 569
2021 15 598
2022 8 582
2023 8 528
2024 7 475
2025 9 439

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1974–2025.

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