Boys' name · since 1993

Shahzaib

221 babies named Shahzaib in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#12,370 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,936 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
221
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade

221 babies have been named Shahzaib since 1993, making it today's #7936 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Shahzaib recorded 221 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #7936 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.

  • #12,370 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,936 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 221 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahzaib ranks #12,370 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,936 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 221 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#12,370 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,936 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
221
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%43%
Shahzaib vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shahzaib's 221 recorded births place it above 72.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Shahzaib compares

221 40th percentile among 13,930 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

Shahzaib's all-time total is 40% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Shahzaib Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 221 369 358,536
Peak-year births 15 34 22,252

Shahzaib's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Shahzaib splits its recorded history at 2008: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Shahzaib popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
15
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
05101520 19931999200320072012201620202025 10

Shahzaib by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (82 births, 37% of the file).

2000s was Shahzaib's strongest decade.

82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Shahzaib births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 82 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Shahzaib by state

Where Shahzaib concentrates geographically, total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shahzaib
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 5.4%
New York share of Shahzaib's total US births 5.4%

12 of 221 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shahzaib?
221 babies have been named Shahzaib since 1993. All-time, it sits at #12,370 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,936 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 15 births.
Where does Shahzaib sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahzaib ranks #12,370 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,936 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shahzaib most popular?
Shahzaib was most popular in the 2000s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Shahzaib most popular?
The top states for the name Shahzaib are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Shahzaib been used?
Shahzaib has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 33 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Shahzaib?
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.

What to do with Shahzaib's data

  • Shahzaib's decade-level peak was the 2000s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Shahzaibs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Shahzaib

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shahzaib: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2025 (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 Shahzaib 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.