Boys' name · since 1994
Shaheer
Shaheer has 439 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,534 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,655 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 439
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaheer currently ranks #12655 among boys' names in America, with 439 babies recorded since 1994.
Shaheer has 439 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12655 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #8,534 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,655 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 439 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaheer ranks #8,534 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,655 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 439 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,534 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,655 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 439
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaheer's 439 recorded births place it above 81.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shaheer compares
439 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Shaheer's all-time total is 19% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaheer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 439 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shaheer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaheer's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaheer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Shaheer by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (170 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Shaheer's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shaheer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 170 births (39% of all-time use).
Shaheer by state
Where Shaheer concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 3.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.1% |
15 of 439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shaheer's data
- Shaheer's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (170 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shaheers (15 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaheer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1994–2025 (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 Shaheer 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.