Boys' name · since 1974
Shafi
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Shafi, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,175 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
58 boys have been named Shafi since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shafi recorded 58 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2017.
- #21,175 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shafi ranks #21,175 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,175 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shafi's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shafi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shafi's full recorded timeline at 2006, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shafi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2017
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Shafi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (25 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Shafi's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shafi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Shafi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shafi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1974–2017 (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 Shafi 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.