Sharifa
Sharifa is a female given name: 99% of people named Sharifa are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Arabic and Persian countries, United States
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 526 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sharifa
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sharifa," in English, "Guten Tag Sharifa," in German. Sharifa is a female given name: about 99% of people named Sharifa are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Sharifa,
German
Guten Tag Sharifa,
French
Bonjour Sharifa,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sharifa:
Chinese
Sharifa您好：
Japanese
Sharifa様
English
Hi Sharifa,
German
Hi Sharifa,
French
Salut Sharifa,
Spanish
Hola Sharifa,
Chinese
Sharifa你好：
Japanese
Sharifaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
0 male · 526 female · 526 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sharifa a male or female name?
Sharifa is a female given name: 99% of people named Sharifa are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.
How do I address Sharifa in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sharifa," in English, "Guten Tag Sharifa," in German. Sharifa is a female given name: about 99% of people named Sharifa are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Sharifa a unisex name?
Sharifa is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Sharifa are men. Sharifa leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Sharifa a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sharifa (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sharifa,
title = {Is Sharifa a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sharifa},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}