Sharif vs Shane

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

Name A

Sharif

Boy name · Rank #5288

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Name B

Shane

Boy name · Rank #601

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Metric Sharif Shane
Current Rank #5288 #601
Total Births (all years) 2,685 192,583
Peak Year 1980 1973
Peak Year Births 82 5,710
Peak Decade 1990s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Sharif Shane
1930s - 36
1940s - 159
1950s - 2,589
1960s 41 13,923
1970s 538 50,279
1980s 643 43,169
1990s 679 40,598
2000s 436 26,129
2010s 249 12,510
2020s 99 3,191

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sharif Shane
2014 28 1,298
2015 24 1,217
2016 28 1,068
2017 14 916
2018 19 875
2019 26 739
2020 23 569
2021 23 598
2022 15 582
2023 13 528
2024 18 475
2025 7 439

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, 1963–2025.

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