Boys' name · since 1977
Arshad
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 307 babies named Arshad, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,436 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,337 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 307
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arshad is the #7337 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 307 recorded since 1977.
Arshad has 307 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7337 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #10,436 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,337 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 307 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arshad ranks #10,436 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,337 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 307 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,436 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,337 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 307
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arshad's 307 recorded births place it above 77.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Arshad compares
307 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arshad's all-time total is 17% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arshad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 307 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arshad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arshad splits its recorded history at 2008: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arshad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Arshad by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (91 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Arshad's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Arshad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 91 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Arshad's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arshad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arshad draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.