US rank #5871 Girls' name Peak 2017 726 births

Shahd — #5871 US girls' name

726 babies named Shahd in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s362000s2652010s2902020s135
#5871
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2017
Single peak year

42 babies were named Shahd in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shahd

The Social Security Administration has registered 726 babies named Shahd between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shahd currently holds the #5871 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shahd performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 290 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shahd shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 84 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Shahd in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shahd 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 726 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.

Shahd at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

726

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2017

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,871

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shahd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
42
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Shahd by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
290 births that decade — 40% of Shahd's all-time total
1990s362000s2652010s2902020s135

Shahd by state

Where Shahd concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Shahd
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
84 11.6%
#2 Michigan
69 9.5%
#3 California
12 1.7%
#4 New Jersey
5 0.7%
#5 Texas
5 0.7%
New York share of Shahd's total US births 11.6%
Even split

84 of 726 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shahd?
726 babies have been named Shahd since 1992. It currently ranks #5871 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 42 births.
When was Shahd most popular?
Shahd was most popular in the 2010s decade with 290 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Shahd most popular?
The top states for the name Shahd are New York (84 births), Michigan (69 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Shahd been used?
Shahd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shahd?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1992–2024 (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.