Boys' name · since 1970
Shariff
Shariff has 572 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,284 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 572
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
572 boys have been named Shariff since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shariff has 572 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2015.
- #7,284 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 572 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shariff ranks #7,284 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 572 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,284 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 572
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shariff's 572 recorded births place it above 83.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shariff's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shariff splits its recorded history at 1991: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shariff popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2015
- Peak year (1983)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Shariff by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (183 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Shariff's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Shariff births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
145 births
- 1980s
1980s
183 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 183 births (32% of all-time use).
How Shariff compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shariff's total volume
Shariff by state
Where Shariff concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 138 | 24.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 49 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 40 | 7.0% |
138 of 572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shariff's data
- Shariff's decade-level peak was the 1980s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shariffs (138 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shariff: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1970–2015 (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 Shariff 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.