Cherif
Cherif is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Western African.
- Arabic
- Western African
Meaning & Origin of Cherif
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cherif is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Western African.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Western African
The Story of Cherif
The earliest SSA record of Cherif as a baby boy name dates back to 2009, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Cherif — #8,947 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Cherif on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Cherif last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 56 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Cherif
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cherif. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Cherif
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Cherif
Cherif is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 56 births in the dataset. Cherif's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #8,947. Use the chart and map above to compare Cherif's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.