Boys' name · since 1995
Shafin
Shafin has 66 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,256 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 66
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shafin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 66 have been recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shafin has been recorded 66 times among boys since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2016.
- #20,256 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 66 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shafin ranks #20,256 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,256 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 66
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shafin's 66 recorded births place it above 55.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shafin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shafin's full recorded timeline at 2007, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shafin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2016
- Peak year (2010)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Shafin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (30 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Shafin's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shafin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (45% of all-time use).
Shafin by state
Where Shafin concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 15.2% |
10 of 66 births nationwide.
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- Shafin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2010s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shafins (10 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 Shafin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1995–2016 (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 Shafin 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.