Recorded 1972–1996 Boys' name Peak 1974 33 births

Sharieff — boys' name

33 babies named Sharieff in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

33 boys have been named Sharieff since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1996.

33
total births
1972–1996
years on record
1970s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Sharieff was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sharieff in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharieff

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Sharieff between 1972 and 1996, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sharieff currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharieff performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sharieff shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharieff in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sharieff at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

33

Since 1972

25 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1972

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1996

Sharieff popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1972

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
5.566.577.5 19961991197519741972 6

Sharieff by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
20 births that decade — 61% of Sharieff's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharieff?
33 babies have been named Sharieff since 1972. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Sharieff most popular?
Sharieff was most popular in the 1970s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Sharieff been used?
Sharieff has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 25 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Sharieff?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.