Shareef comes from the Arabic / Indian tradition, meaning Noble, righteous, honorable, pure.
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How popular is Shareef?
1997peak year
The name Shareef reached its peak in 1997, with 53 registrations (ranked #1807). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1974, roughly 23 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #7104) today, averaging about 14 new babies per year. Shareef has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 1,187 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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