Shareef
Shareef is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Shareef
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shareef is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Shareef
Shareef first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 53 Shareefs were born — ranking #1,790 that year. As of 2026, Shareef ranks #7,985 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-60%). In total, more than 1K Shareefs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shareef
Shareef is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Shareef's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #1,569. Use the chart and map above to compare Shareef'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 .
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