Boys' name · since 1968
Shahid
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 716 babies named Shahid, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 716
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shahid currently ranks #12288 among boys' names in America, with 716 babies recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahid has been recorded 716 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #12288 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #6,339 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,288 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 716 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahid ranks #6,339 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,288 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 716 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 716
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shahid's 716 recorded births place it above 86.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shahid compares
716 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Shahid's all-time total is 94% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shahid | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 716 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shahid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shahid splits its recorded history at 1997: 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 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shahid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Shahid by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (159 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Shahid's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Shahid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
107 births
- 1980s
1980s
111 births
- 1990s
1990s
159 births
- 2000s
2000s
158 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 159 births (22% of all-time use).
How Shahid 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 Shahid's total volume
Shahid by state
Where Shahid concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 55 | 7.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 38 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
55 of 716 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shahid's data
- Shahid's decade-level peak was the 1990s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shahids (55 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shahid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Shahid 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.