Given name & surname
Sharifa
“noble; respected; virtuous”
Sharifa is a variant of Sharifah. In Arabic use, Sharifah carries the interpretation “noble; respected; virtuous.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sharifa is a variant of Sharifah. In Arabic use, Sharifah carries the interpretation “noble; respected; virtuous.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sharifa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 555
- 0 boys · 555 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,193 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sharifa’s family of names
Sharifa has a related form in Sherif. Sharifa has a related form in Sharifah. Sharifa has a related form in Sherifa.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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