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Shifra

Girl

Meaning of Shifra: Hebrew: 'beautiful'

Shifra is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2477th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2477

68 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,715

First recorded 1930 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 27 babies1988: 30 babies1989: 25 babies1990: 32 babies19901991: 22 babies1992: 15 babies1993: 27 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 34 babies1997: 21 babies1998: 22 babies1999: 24 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 35 babies2002: 30 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 42 babies2005: 41 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 44 babies2008: 36 babies2009: 37 babies2010: 32 babies20102011: 44 babies2012: 47 babies2013: 37 babies2014: 41 babies2015: 31 babies2016: 41 babies2017: 58 babies2018: 49 babies2019: 45 babies2020: 32 babies20202021: 47 babies2022: 48 babies2023: 50 babies2024: 46 babies2025: 68 babies
US babies named Shifra per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 68.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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