Girls' name · since 1970
Shahida
135 babies named Shahida in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shahida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 135 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Shahida recorded 135 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2022.
- #23,911 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 135 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahida ranks #23,911 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shahida's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Shahida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shahida's full recorded timeline at 1988, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shahida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2022
- Peak year (1970)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Shahida by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (48 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Shahida's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shahida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 48 births (36% of all-time use).
Shahida by state
Where Shahida concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 3.7% |
5 of 135 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shahida's data
- Shahida's decade-level peak was the 1980s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Shahidas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Shahida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1970–2022 (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 Shahida 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.