Sharif
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning noble, elevated, of high rank.
Sharif by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Sharif. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 82 babies in 1980, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sharif. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sherifnoble or honorable; variant of Sharif9 in the US (2017)
- Shamirhard stone; a precious gem33 in the US (2017)
- Shakirgrateful, thankful8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shahidwitness; martyr20 in the US (2017)
- Sarimstrict; severe; determined15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shadisinger3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Sharif
Names that are said the same way as Sharif, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Sharif, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sharif
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