Boys' name · since 1995
Shabab
Shabab has 17 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shabab is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shabab has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 1999.
- #30,394 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1995
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shabab ranks #30,394 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shabab's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shabab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shabab splits its recorded history at 1998: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shabab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1999
- Peak year (1998)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Shabab by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Shabab's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shabab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Shabab by state
Where Shabab concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 64.7% |
11 of 17 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Shababs (11 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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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, 1995–1999 (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 Shabab 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.