Boys' name · since 1970
Sharief
Sharief has 187 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,379 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 187
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharief is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 187 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Sharief recorded 187 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2008.
- #13,379 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 187 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharief ranks #13,379 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 187 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,379 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 187
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sharief's 187 recorded births place it above 70.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Sharief's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharief's full recorded timeline at 1992, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharief popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2008
- Peak year (1997)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Sharief by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (90 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Sharief's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Sharief births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 90 births (48% of all-time use).
Sharief by state
Where Sharief concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 6 | 3.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.7% |
6 of 187 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sharief's data
- Sharief's decade-level peak was the 1990s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Shariefs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sharief: 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 (~38 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, 1970–2008 (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 Sharief 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.