Girls' name · since 1992
Shahd
Shahd has 749 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,138 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 749
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shahd currently ranks #5480 among girls' names in America, with 749 babies recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahd has been recorded 749 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #5480 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #9,138 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,480 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 749 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahd ranks #9,138 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,480 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 749 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,138 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 749
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shahd's 749 recorded births place it above 87.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shahd compares
749 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Shahd's all-time total is 99% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shahd | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 749 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shahd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shahd's full recorded timeline at 2010, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shahd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Shahd by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (290 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Shahd's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shahd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
265 births
- 2010s
2010s
290 births
- 2020s
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 290 births (39% of all-time use).
How Shahd compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shahd's total volume
Shahd by state
Where Shahd concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 84 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 78 | 10.4% |
| #3 | California | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
84 of 749 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shahd's data
- Shahd's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (290 total births) through the 2020s (158) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shahds (84 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shahd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Shahd 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.