Sharif is a boy's name of Arabic origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 18 boys in the United States.
Sharif belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Sharif first appears in Social Security records in 1963. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #963 in 1977, and in 2024 18 babies received the name — 2,678 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Sharif is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Arabic origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Sharif is a boy name. In 2024, 18 babies received the name in the US.
Sharif comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Sharif first appears in US records in 1963. Its best-ever ranking was #963 in 1977, and 18 babies were given the name in 2024.
Sharif is pronounced /ʃəˈɹiːf/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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