Girls' name · since 1976
Shahidah
227 babies named Shahidah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 227
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
227 girls have been named Shahidah since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shahidah recorded 227 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 2005.
- #18,541 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 227 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahidah ranks #18,541 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 227 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 227
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shahidah's 227 recorded births place it above 74.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shahidah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shahidah's full recorded timeline at 1985, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shahidah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2005
- Peak year (1978)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shahidah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (105 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Shahidah's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shahidah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
98 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 105 births (46% of all-time use).
Shahidah by state
Where Shahidah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 9.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 13 | 5.7% |
22 of 227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shahidah's data
- Shahidah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shahidahs (22 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shahidah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1976–2005 (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 Shahidah 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.