Recorded 1991–2018 Boys' name Peak 1995 24 births

Shabaz — boys' name

24 babies named Shabaz in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132010s11

The verdict

24 boys have been named Shabaz since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.

24
total births
1991–2018
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Shabaz was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shabaz in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shabaz

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Shabaz between 1991 and 2018, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shabaz currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shabaz performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shabaz shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shabaz 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 24 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.

Shabaz at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

24

Since 1991

28 years of records

Peak year

1995

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1991

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2018

Shabaz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1991

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2018201619951991 6

Shabaz by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 54% of Shabaz's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shabaz?
24 babies have been named Shabaz since 1991. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1995 with 7 births.
When was Shabaz most popular?
Shabaz was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Shabaz been used?
Shabaz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 28 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Shabaz?
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, 1991–2018 (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.