Boys' name · since 1972
Habib
944 babies named Habib in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,321 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,790 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 944
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Habib currently ranks #3790 among boys' names in America, with 944 babies recorded since 1972.
Habib has 944 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3790 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #5,321 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,790 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 944 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Habib ranks #5,321 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,790 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 944 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,321 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,790 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 944
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Habib's 944 recorded births place it above 88.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Habib compares
944 Top 33% higher than 67% of 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
Habib's all-time total is 156% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Habib | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 944 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Habib's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Habib splits its recorded history at 2000: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Habib popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Habib by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (233 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Habib's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Habib births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
118 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
200 births
- 2010s
2010s
233 births
- 2020s
2020s
189 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 233 births (25% of all-time use).
How Habib compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Habib's total volume
Habib by state
Where Habib concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 80 | 8.5% |
| #2 | California | | 53 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
80 of 944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Habib's data
- Habib's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (233 total births) through the 2020s (189) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Habibs (80 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Habib: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Habib 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.