Boys' name · since 1971
Shabazz
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 286 babies named Shabazz, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,875 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 286
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shabazz sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 286 recorded since 1971.
Shabazz has 286 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2023.
- #10,875 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 286 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shabazz ranks #10,875 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,875 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 286
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shabazz's 286 recorded births place it above 76.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shabazz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shabazz's full recorded timeline at 1993, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shabazz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Shabazz by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (165 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Shabazz's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Shabazz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 165 births (58% of all-time use).
Shabazz by state
Where Shabazz concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 26 | 9.1% |
26 of 286 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shabazz's data
- Shabazz's decade-level peak was the 1990s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shabazzs (26 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shabazz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1971–2023 (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 Shabazz 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.