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“noble, highborn, honorable”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Sherif is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Danish, Finnish and 1 other language. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “noble, highborn, honorable”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Shérif (Q125239107)
Meaning: “noble, highborn, honorable”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
02 / Across borders
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6 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 2025: 9 boys (rank 8243).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Sherif
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 6 | 3,935 | observed |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | 5 | 4,986 | observed |
| 1973 | 8 | 3,694 | observed |
| 1974 | 9 | 3,558 | observed |
| 1975 | 9 | 3,659 | observed |
| 1976 | 5 | 5,587 | observed |
| 1977 | 9 | 3,836 | observed |
| 1978 | 7 | 4,554 | observed |
| 1979 | 10 | 3,810 | observed |
| 1980 | 9 | 4,134 | observed |
| 1981 | 11 | 3,601 | observed |
| 1982 | 13 | 3,282 | observed |
| 1983 | 9 | 4,141 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | 11 | 3,805 | observed |
| 1986 | 5 | 6,721 | observed |
| 1987 | 11 | 3,959 | observed |
| 1988 | 9 | 4,786 | observed |
| 1989 | 5 | 7,905 | observed |
| 1990 | 18 | 3,309 | observed |
| 1991 | 13 | 4,231 | observed |
| 1992 | 14 | 4,114 | observed |
| 1993 | 11 | 5,002 | observed |
| 1994 | 9 | 5,868 | observed |
| 1995 | 10 | 5,501 | observed |
| 1996 | 8 | 6,496 | observed |
| 1997 | 6 | 8,110 | observed |
| 1998 | 10 | 5,840 | observed |
| 1999 | 12 | 5,317 | observed |
| 2000 | 9 | 6,839 | observed |
| 2001 | 14 | 5,142 | observed |
| 2002 | 9 | 7,055 | observed |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | 8 | 8,143 | observed |
| 2005 | 8 | 8,299 | observed |
| 2006 | 8 | 8,732 | observed |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | 7 | 9,871 | observed |
| 2009 | 9 | 8,310 | observed |
| 2010 | 5 | 12,231 | observed |
| 2011 | 8 | 8,767 | observed |
| 2012 | 10 | 7,559 | observed |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,136 | observed |
| 2014 | 12 | 6,632 | observed |
| 2015 | 5 | 12,086 | observed |
| 2016 | 6 | 10,744 | observed |
| 2017 | 9 | 8,140 | observed |
| 2018 | 6 | 10,760 | observed |
| 2019 | 6 | 10,803 | observed |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,146 | observed |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | 8 | 8,987 | observed |
| 2025 | 9 | 8,243 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Sherif” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Egyptian politician (1955–2023)
Ghanaian singer and rapper
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
