Boys' name · since 1981
Shahan
Shahan has 321 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,218 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,700 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 321
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shahan is the #5700 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 321 recorded since 1981.
Shahan has 321 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5700 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #10,218 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,700 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 321 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahan ranks #10,218 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,700 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 321 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,218 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,700 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 321
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shahan's 321 recorded births place it above 77.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shahan compares
321 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shahan's all-time total is 13% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shahan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 321 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shahan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shahan splits its recorded history at 2009: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shahan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Shahan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (125 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Shahan's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shahan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 125 births (39% of all-time use).
Shahan by state
Where Shahan concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 8.1% |
26 of 321 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shahan's data
- Shahan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shahans (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shahan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Shahan 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.