Recorded 1972–2000 Boys' name Peak 1994 22 births

Shaban — boys' name

22 babies named Shaban in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s112000s6

The verdict

22 boys have been named Shaban since 1972, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

22
total births
1972–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Shaban was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shaban in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaban

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Shaban between 1972 and 2000, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shaban currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaban performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaban shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaban 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 22 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.

Shaban at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

22

Since 1972

29 years of records

Peak year

1994

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1972

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2000

Shaban popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1972

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1994)
6
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Shaban by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 50% of Shaban's all-time total
1970s51990s112000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaban?
22 babies have been named Shaban since 1972. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1994 with 6 births.
When was Shaban most popular?
Shaban was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Shaban been used?
Shaban has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 29 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Shaban?
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, 1972–2000 (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.