US rank #5762 Boys' name Peak 2005 434 births

Shaheer — #5762 US boys' name

434 babies named Shaheer in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s592000s1702010s1452020s60
#5762
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Shaheer was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

22 babies were named Shaheer in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaheer

The Social Security Administration has registered 434 babies named Shaheer between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shaheer currently holds the #5762 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaheer performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shaheer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Shaheer in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaheer 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 434 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.

Shaheer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

434

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2005

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,762

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shaheer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
22
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 202420202016201220082004200019961994 10

Shaheer by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
170 births that decade — 39% of Shaheer's all-time total
1990s592000s1702010s1452020s60

Shaheer by state

Where Shaheer concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shaheer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 3.5%
#2 New York
11 2.5%
#3 Virginia
5 1.2%
California share of Shaheer's total US births 3.5%
Even split

15 of 434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaheer?
434 babies have been named Shaheer since 1994. It currently ranks #5762 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 22 births.
When was Shaheer most popular?
Shaheer was most popular in the 2000s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Shaheer most popular?
The top states for the name Shaheer are California (15 births), New York (11 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Shaheer been used?
Shaheer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shaheer?
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, 1994–2024 (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.