Recorded 1969–2009 Girls' name Peak 1981 99 births

Shahla — girls' name

99 babies named Shahla in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s231980s531990s112000s6

The verdict

99 girls have been named Shahla since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

99
total births
1969–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Shahla was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shahla in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shahla

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Shahla between 1969 and 2009, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shahla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shahla performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shahla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shahla 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 99 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.

Shahla at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

99

Since 1969

41 years of records

Peak year

1981

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1969

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2009

Shahla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1969

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1981)
11
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 200919901988198519831981197419701969 6

Shahla by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
53 births that decade — 54% of Shahla's all-time total
1960s61970s231980s531990s112000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shahla?
99 babies have been named Shahla since 1969. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1981 with 11 births.
When was Shahla most popular?
Shahla was most popular in the 1980s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Shahla been used?
Shahla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 41 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Shahla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1969–2009 (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.