Recorded 1974–2017 Boys' name Peak 2009 58 births

Shafi — boys' name

58 babies named Shafi in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s112000s252010s16

The verdict

58 boys have been named Shafi since 1974, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

58
total births
1974–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Shafi was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shafi in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shafi

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Shafi between 1974 and 2017, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shafi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shafi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shafi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shafi 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 58 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.

Shafi at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

58

Since 1974

44 years of records

Peak year

2009

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1974

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2017

Shafi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1974

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2009)
7
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2017201520112009200620052001199819961974 6

Shafi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
25 births that decade — 43% of Shafi's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shafi?
58 babies have been named Shafi since 1974. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2009 with 7 births.
When was Shafi most popular?
Shafi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Shafi been used?
Shafi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 44 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Shafi?
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, 1974–2017 (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.