Shareef is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1997 and has since faded.
Shareef is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,806 for boy births in the United States (and #18,248 across all names), given to 9 babies. Shareef first appears in 1974 and peaked in 1997 (53 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #8,806 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #10,759 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #9,609 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #9,698 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | #5,986 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | #5,007 |
| 2019 | 28 | 28 | #3,885 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #6,647 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #6,613 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #6,298 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #6,619 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #5,031 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | #5,358 |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | #4,832 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #7,426 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #7,026 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #5,277 |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | #4,681 |
| 2007 | 28 | 28 | #3,776 |
| 2006 | 25 | 25 | #3,980 |
| 2005 | 23 | 23 | #4,038 |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | #4,113 |
| 2003 | 25 | 25 | #3,612 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | #3,248 |
| 2001 | 33 | 33 | #2,853 |
| 2000 | 44 | 44 | #2,249 |
| 1999 | 30 | 30 | #2,853 |
| 1998 | 39 | 39 | #2,308 |
| 1997 | 53 | — | #1,808 |
| 1996 | 47 | — | #1,927 |
| 1995 | 29 | — | #2,617 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #2,749 |
| 1993 | 26 | — | #2,766 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #4,295 |
| 1991 | 23 | — | #2,901 |
| 1990 | 26 | — | #2,616 |
| 1989 | 19 | — | #3,187 |
| 1988 | 17 | — | #3,191 |
| 1987 | 25 | — | #2,323 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | #2,590 |
| 1985 | 30 | — | #1,963 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #2,690 |
| 1983 | 21 | — | #2,399 |
| 1982 | 23 | — | #2,260 |
| 1981 | 30 | — | #1,896 |
| 1980 | 38 | — | #1,588 |
| 1979 | 27 | — | #1,986 |
| 1978 | 30 | — | #1,786 |
| 1977 | 33 | — | #1,663 |
| 1976 | 27 | — | #1,867 |
| 1975 | 16 | — | #2,622 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #2,779 |