Boys' name · since 1978
Shahin
Shahin has 329 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,850 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 329
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
329 babies have been named Shahin since 1978, making it today's #7850 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Shahin recorded 329 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #7850 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, 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 1978 to 2025.
- #10,099 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,850 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 329 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahin ranks #10,099 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,850 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 329 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,850 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 329
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shahin's 329 recorded births place it above 77.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shahin compares
329 47th percentile among 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
Shahin's all-time total is 11% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shahin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 329 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shahin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shahin splits its recorded history at 1998: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shahin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Shahin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (120 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Shahin's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shahin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 120 births (36% of all-time use).
Shahin by state
Where Shahin concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 60 | 18.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
60 of 329 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shahin's data
- Shahin's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shahins (60 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 Shahin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Shahin 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.