Shahada — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shahada

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Shahada between 1978 and 2001, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shahada currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shahada performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shahada shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shahada 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 38 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.