ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1974 First Year 2017 Last Year 2009 Peak Year #9864 Peak Rank 58 Total Count 10 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Shafi What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. The Shafi'i school is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam, belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition. It is named after the Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionist al-Shafi'i, also known as "the father of Muslim jurisprudence", in the early 9th century. One who subscribes to the Shafi'i school is called a Shafiite. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafi'i%5Fschool) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafi'i%5Fschool) 🏛️Origin & history Shafi ʽ i school is predominantly found across the Indian Ocean littoral. Al-Shāfiʿī ( c. 767 –820 AD) visited most of the great centres of Islamic jurisprudence in the Middle East during the course of his travels and amassed a comprehensive knowledge of the different ways of legal theory. He was a student of Mālik ibn Anas , the founder of the Mālikī school of law, and of Muḥammad Shaybānī , the Baghdad Ḥanafī intellectual. The Shafi ʽ i thoughts were initially spread by Al-Shafi ʽ i students in Cairo and Baghdad . By the 10th century, the holy cities of Mecca and Medina and Syria also became 📖 ## The Story of Shafi American parents first put Shafi on the record books as a baby boy name in 1974, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 7 Shafis were born — ranking #9,864 that year. About 43% of every Shafi on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Shafi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 58 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Shafi Phonetically similar names — useful when Shafi is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Jaffe * Chaffy * [Chaffee](/chaffee) * Chafee * Chaffey * Jaffee * [Shaft](/shaft) * Shaf * Shafe * Shaff * Shifu * Schaff Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Shafi What does the name Shafi mean? The Shafi'i school is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam, belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition. It is named after the Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionist al-Shafi'i, also known as "the father of Muslim jurisprudence", in the early 9th century. One who subscribes to the Shafi'i school is called a Shafiite. How popular is Shafi in 2026? In 2026, Shafi ranks #10,774 among boys' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year. When was Shafi most popular? Shafi reached its peak popularity in 2009, ranking #9,864 that year with 7 babies given the name. Is Shafi a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Shafi is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Shafi? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Shafi include Lowe, Derwyn, Pedrito. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦LowePeak #9864](/lowe)[👦DerwynPeak #9864](/derwyn)[👦PedritoPeak #9864](/pedrito)[👦DawinPeak #9864](/dawin)[👦JayeshPeak #9864](/jayesh)[👦JamerPeak #9864](/jamer)[👦JimarPeak #9864](/jimar)[👦GirishPeak #9864](/girish) ## About the name Shafi Shafi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 58 births in the dataset. Shafi's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #9,864\. Use the chart and map above to compare Shafi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2009 → ](/year/2009) * [ Names of the 2000s → ](/decade/2000s) * [ Names starting with "S" → ](/letter/s) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.