Recorded 1990–2004 Boys' name Peak 1998 21 births

Shahriar — boys' name

21 babies named Shahriar in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s5

The verdict

21 boys have been named Shahriar since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

21
total births
1990–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Shahriar was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shahriar in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shahriar

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Shahriar between 1990 and 2004, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shahriar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shahriar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shahriar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shahriar 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 21 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.

Shahriar at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

21

Since 1990

15 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1990

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2004

Shahriar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1990

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 2004199819941990 5

Shahriar by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 76% of Shahriar's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shahriar?
21 babies have been named Shahriar since 1990. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Shahriar most popular?
Shahriar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Shahriar been used?
Shahriar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 15 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Shahriar?
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, 1990–2004 (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.