Boys' name · since 1969
Sherif
428 babies named Sherif in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,380 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 428
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
428 babies have been named Sherif since 1969, making it today's #8380 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sherif recorded 428 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #8380 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, 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 1969 to 2025.
- #8,661 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,380 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 428 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherif ranks #8,661 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,380 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 428 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,380 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 428
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sherif's 428 recorded births place it above 80.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sherif compares
428 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sherif's all-time total is 16% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sherif | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 428 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sherif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherif splits its recorded history at 1996: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Sherif by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (111 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Sherif's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sherif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 111 births (26% of all-time use).
Sherif by state
Where Sherif concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 6.5% |
28 of 428 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sherif's data
- Sherif's decade-level peak was the 1990s (111 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 Sherifs (28 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 Sherif: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Sherif 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.