Boys' name · since 2023
Shabani
Shabani has 16 recorded births since 2023 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,031 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,579 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shabani is the #13579 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 16 recorded since 2023.
Shabani has 16 recorded births among boys since 2023, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13579 as of the latest data, more common than 3% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2023 to 2025.
- #31,031 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,579 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 16 born since 2023
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shabani ranks #31,031 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,579 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16 born since 2023, peaking in the 2020s.
- #31,031 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,579 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
Shabani's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Shabani compares
16 6th percentile among 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
Shabani's all-time total is 96% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shabani | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shabani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shabani's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shabani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Shabani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).
2020s was Shabani's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shabani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shabani? ▼
Where does Shabani sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Shabani most popular? ▼
How long has the name Shabani been used? ▼
What names are similar to Shabani? ▼
Keep exploring Shabani
Nearby Names Like Shabani
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Shabani
Compare Shabani side by side: Shabani vs Shawn Shabani vs Shane Shabani vs Shaun
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Shabani
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shabani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~2 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, 2023–2025 (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 Shabani 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.