Boys' name · since 1989
Shahbaz
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Shahbaz, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,594 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,560 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 63
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
63 babies have been named Shahbaz since 1989, making it today's #12560 boys' name.
Shahbaz has 63 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12560 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #20,594 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,560 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 63 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahbaz ranks #20,594 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,560 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 63 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,594 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,560 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 63
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shahbaz's 63 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Shahbaz compares
63 19th 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
Shahbaz's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shahbaz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 63 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shahbaz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shahbaz's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shahbaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Shahbaz by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Shahbaz's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shahbaz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Shahbaz's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shahbaz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Shahbaz 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.