Girls' name · since 1975
Shabana
164 babies named Shabana in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,867 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
164 girls have been named Shabana since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shabana recorded 164 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2002.
- #21,867 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 164 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shabana ranks #21,867 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,867 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shabana's 164 recorded births place it above 69.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shabana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shabana's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shabana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2002
- Peak year (1985)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shabana by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (64 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Shabana's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shabana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 64 births (39% of all-time use).
Shabana by state
Where Shabana concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 6.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 3.0% |
10 of 164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shabana's data
- Shabana's decade-level peak was the 1980s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shabanas (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shabana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1975–2002 (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 Shabana 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.