Girls' name · since 1969
Shahla
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 99 babies named Shahla, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
99 girls have been named Shahla since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahla has been recorded 99 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2009.
- #27,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 99 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahla ranks #27,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shahla's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shahla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shahla splits its recorded history at 1984: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shahla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2009
- Peak year (1981)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Shahla by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (53 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Shahla's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shahla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 53 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shahla's data
- Shahla's decade-level peak was the 1980s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shahla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1969–2009 (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 Shahla 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.