Girls' name · since 1967
Sharifa
555 babies named Sharifa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 555
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharifa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 555 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Sharifa recorded 555 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2024.
- #11,115 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 555 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharifa ranks #11,115 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 555 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 555
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sharifa's 555 recorded births place it above 84.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sharifa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sharifa's full recorded timeline at 1990, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sharifa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2024
- Peak year (1981)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Sharifa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (213 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Sharifa's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Sharifa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
139 births
- 1980s
1980s
213 births
- 1990s
1990s
120 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 213 births (38% of all-time use).
How Sharifa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sharifa's total volume
Sharifa by state
Where Sharifa concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 122 | 22.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
122 of 555 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sharifa's data
- Sharifa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (213 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sharifas (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sharifa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1967–2024 (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 Sharifa 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.