Total births
184
Boys' name · since 1977
Shahzad
184 babies named Shahzad in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7926
- among boys today
- 184
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other boys
Shahzad currently ranks #7926 among boys' names in America, with 184 babies recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Shahzad recorded 184 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #7926 nationally today, ahead of 45% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #7926 among boys today
- 184 born since 1977
- 2020s peak decade
- 45% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Shahzad is currently the #7926 boys' name in America, more common than 45% of boys - 184 born since 1977, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7926
- among boys today
- 184
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other boys
Shahzad vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#7926
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 45% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Shahzad was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
23 babies were named Shahzad in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Shahzad compares
184 37th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shahzad's all-time total is 50% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shahzad | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 184 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 23 | 22,252 |
Shahzad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shahzad's full recorded timeline at 2007, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shahzad at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#7,926
Active since
1977
Shahzad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Shahzad by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Shahzad's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shahzad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 71 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shahzad? ▼
Shahzad has been given to 184 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #7926 as of the latest data. 23 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Shahzad most popular? ▼
Shahzad was most popular in the 2020s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Shahzad been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Shahzad since 1977 -- 49 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Shahzad? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Shahzad
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Shahzad: #7926 Boys' Name - 184 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shahzad. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Shahzad 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 June 2026.