Recorded 1998–2025 Boys' name Peak 2008 138 births

Shahir — boys' name

138 babies named Shahir in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

138 boys have been named Shahir since 1998, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

138
total births
1998–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Shahir was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shahir in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shahir

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Shahir between 1998 and 2025, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shahir currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shahir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shahir shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shahir in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 138 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shahir at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

138

Since 1998

28 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1998

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2025

Shahir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1998

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Shahir by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
65 births that decade — 47% of Shahir's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shahir?
138 babies have been named Shahir since 1998. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Shahir most popular?
Shahir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Shahir been used?
Shahir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 28 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Shahir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.