Recorded 1995–2016 Boys' name Peak 2010 66 births

Shafin — boys' name

66 babies named Shafin in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

66 boys have been named Shafin since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

66
total births
1995–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Shafin was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shafin in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shafin

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Shafin between 1995 and 2016, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shafin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shafin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shafin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shafin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shafin 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 66 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.

Shafin at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

66

Since 1995

22 years of records

Peak year

2010

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1995

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2016

Shafin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1995

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2010)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Shafin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 45% of Shafin's all-time total
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Shafin by state

Where Shafin concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shafin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 15.2%
New York share of Shafin's total US births 15.2%

10 of 66 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shafin?
66 babies have been named Shafin since 1995. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2010 with 8 births.
When was Shafin most popular?
Shafin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Shafin most popular?
The top states for the name Shafin are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Shafin been used?
Shafin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 22 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Shafin?
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, 1995–2016 (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.