Recorded 1995–1999 Boys' name Peak 1998 17 births

Shabab — boys' name

17 babies named Shabab in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s17

The verdict

17 boys have been named Shabab since 1995, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

17
total births
1995–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Shabab was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shabab in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shabab

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Shabab between 1995 and 1999, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shabab currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shabab performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shabab in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shabab in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shabab at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

17

Since 1995

5 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1995

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1999

Shabab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1995

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 199919981995 5

Shabab by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 100% of Shabab's all-time total
1990s17

Shabab by state

Where Shabab concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shabab
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 64.7%
New York share of Shabab's total US births 64.7%

11 of 17 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shabab?
17 babies have been named Shabab since 1995. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Shabab most popular?
Shabab was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Shabab most popular?
The top states for the name Shabab are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Shabab been used?
Shabab has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 5 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Shabab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.