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Girl name

Shefali

100% girls · last recorded 2012

Shefali has been given to about 296 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 289
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shefali per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time296

How popular is Shefali?

Its best year was 2000, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 6441st. The typical living American called Shefali is about 30 years old today.

Names that sound like Shefali

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shelli0.74
  2. Stefani0.73
  3. Stephani0.68
  4. Hali0.63
  5. Stefany0.61
  6. Stefanie0.58
  7. Sherri0.57
  8. Sheri0.57

Middle names for Shefali

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shefali Rose0.85
  2. Shefali Marie0.85
  3. Shefali Grace0.85
  4. Shefali Jane0.85
  5. Shefali Louise0.85
  6. Shefali June0.84

Sibling names for Shefali

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.68
  2. Marisolsister · 0.67
  3. Gerardobrother · 0.66
  4. Tianasister · 0.66
  5. Nathanaelbrother · 0.65
  6. Alvarobrother · 0.65

Where Shefali is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shefali Reyes0.80
    2. Shefali Nguyen0.80
    3. Shefali Moore0.80
    4. Shefali Lee0.80
    5. Shefali Hall0.80
    6. Shefali Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shefali

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.