Unisex name · since 1972
Shaheen
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 592 babies named Shaheen, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,131 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,578 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shaheen is the #4578 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 592 recorded since 1972.
Shaheen has 592 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4578 as of the latest data, more common than 67% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #7,131 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,578 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 592 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaheen ranks #7,131 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,578 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 592 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,131 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,578 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaheen's 592 recorded births place it above 84.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shaheen compares
592 Top 41% higher than 59% of 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
Shaheen's all-time total is 60% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaheen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 592 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shaheen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaheen splits its recorded history at 1998: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaheen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Shaheen popularity over time - girls
143 total births recorded since 1971 (Shaheen as girls' name)
Shaheen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (155 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Shaheen's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Shaheen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 155 births (26% of all-time use).
How Shaheen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shaheen's total volume
Shaheen by state
Where Shaheen concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 47 | 7.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 13 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
47 of 592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shaheen's data
- Shaheen's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (155 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shaheens (47 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaheen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Shaheen 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.