Girls' name · since 1997
Shahadah
43 babies named Shahadah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shahadah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 43 recorded since 1997.
Shahadah has 43 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2013.
- #36,807 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahadah ranks #36,807 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #36,807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shahadah's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Shahadah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shahadah's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shahadah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2013
- Peak year (2004)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Shahadah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (24 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Shahadah's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Shahadah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (56% of all-time use).
Shahadah by state
Where Shahadah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 11.6% |
5 of 43 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shahadah's data
- Shahadah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Shahadahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shahadah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1997–2013 (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 Shahadah 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.