NameTides

Shifa

Shifa was the #6,116 girls' name in the US in 2025 (19 babies), and #1,079 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Shifa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Shifa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Shifa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#6,116 (19)#1,079 (31)—#1,974 (11)
2024#9,556 (10)#1,198 (28)—#2,685 (7)
2023—#1,705 (17)—#2,900 (6)
2022#5,465 (23)#2,488 (10)—#2,835 (6)
2021#9,562 (10)#1,505 (20)——
2020#6,923 (16)#1,507 (20)—#2,591 (7)
2019#8,138 (13)#1,389 (22)—#2,610 (7)
2018#8,617 (12)#1,343 (24)#896 (3)#3,286 (5)
2017—#1,911 (15)——
2016#7,988 (14)#1,834 (16)—#2,892 (6)
2015#8,447 (13)#1,324 (25)——
2014#8,053 (14)#1,177 (29)—#2,026 (10)
2013#9,036 (12)#1,537 (20)—#3,286 (5)
2012#8,632 (13)#1,809 (16)—#2,601 (7)
2011#8,196 (14)#1,608 (18)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #5,465.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1995.

How common is it?

about 1 in 83,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 8,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Across the US

Shifa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Shifa (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShifaCanadaGirls#1,97411
ShifaEngland & WalesGirls#1,07931
ShifaIrelandGirls—too few
ShifaUSGirls#6,11619