Boys' name · since 2018
Sharaf
10 babies named Sharaf in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,593 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 2018
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sharaf sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 2018.
Sharaf has 10 recorded births among boys since 2018, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2021.
- #35,593 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 2018
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharaf ranks #35,593 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2018, peaking in the 2010s.
- #35,593 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 2018
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sharaf's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sharaf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sharaf's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded.
Sharaf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2021
- Peak year (2018)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Sharaf by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Sharaf's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sharaf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sharaf's data
- Sharaf's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharaf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~3 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2018–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sharaf draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.