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
Shahzaib's 221 recorded births place it above 72.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2003)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Currently ranks #7936 among boys.
221 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 15 births in a single year.
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
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 82 births (37% of all-time use).
Shahzaib decade highlights
- Peak decade 82 births
- Runner-up 80 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Shahzaib by state
Where Shahzaib concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 5.4% |
12 of 221 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 5.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 5.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~32 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, 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.
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