Shefali
Girl · Sanskrit
Shefali is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “night jasmine”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shefali mean?
Sanskrit
“night jasmine”
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Shefali a girl's or a boy's name?
Shefali is a girls' name.
How popular is Shefali in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 5 girls.
Shefali in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Shefali in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Shefali in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shefali in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
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