Girls' name · since 1976
Shahrzad
Shahrzad has 124 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
124 girls have been named Shahrzad since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahrzad has been recorded 124 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 2001.
- #24,782 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 124 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahrzad ranks #24,782 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shahrzad's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shahrzad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shahrzad's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shahrzad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2001
- Peak year (1979)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Shahrzad by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (65 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Shahrzad's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shahrzad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 65 births (52% of all-time use).
Shahrzad by state
Where Shahrzad concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 4.8% |
6 of 124 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shahrzad's data
- Shahrzad's decade-level peak was the 1980s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shahrzads (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shahrzad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1976–2001 (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 Shahrzad 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.