US rank #12834 Boys' name Peak 1995 58 births

Shahbaz — #12834 US boys' name

58 babies named Shahbaz in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s232000s122010s52020s12
#12834
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Shahbaz was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shahbaz in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shahbaz

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Shahbaz between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shahbaz currently holds the #12834 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shahbaz performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shahbaz shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shahbaz 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 58 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.

Shahbaz at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

58

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

1995

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,834

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shahbaz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 202420212018200120001996199519941989 6

Shahbaz by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 40% of Shahbaz's all-time total
1980s61990s232000s122010s52020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shahbaz?
58 babies have been named Shahbaz since 1989. It currently ranks #12834 among boys. The peak year was 1995 with 10 births.
When was Shahbaz most popular?
Shahbaz was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Shahbaz been used?
Shahbaz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shahbaz?
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.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.