Recorded 1978–2022 Girls' name Peak 1978 44 births

Shahnaz — girls' name

44 babies named Shahnaz in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

44 girls have been named Shahnaz since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2022.

44
total births
1978–2022
years on record
1980s
peak decade
27%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Shahnaz was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shahnaz in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shahnaz

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Shahnaz between 1978 and 2022, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shahnaz currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shahnaz performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shahnaz shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shahnaz 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 44 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.

Shahnaz at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

44

Since 1978

45 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1978

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2022

Shahnaz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1978

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Shahnaz by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 27% of Shahnaz's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shahnaz?
44 babies have been named Shahnaz since 1978. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Shahnaz most popular?
Shahnaz was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Shahnaz been used?
Shahnaz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 45 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Shahnaz?
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, 1978–2022 (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.