Boys' name · since 2017
Behzad
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Behzad, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,935 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,569 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20
- born since 2017
- 2010s
- peak decade
Behzad currently ranks #9569 among boys' names in America, with 20 babies recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Behzad recorded 20 times among boys since 2017, holding rank #9569 nationally today, ahead of 31% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #28,935 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,569 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20 born since 2017
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Behzad ranks #28,935 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,569 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20 born since 2017, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,935 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,569 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20
- born since 2017
- 2010s
- peak decade
Behzad's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Behzad compares
20 8th 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
Behzad's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Behzad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Behzad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Behzad's full recorded timeline at 2018, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Behzad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Behzad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Behzad's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Behzad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Behzad's data
- Behzad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (8) -- 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 Behzad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~8 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, 2017–2025 (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 Behzad 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.