Recorded 1993–2003 Boys' name Peak 1998 50 births

Shahzeb — boys' name

50 babies named Shahzeb in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

50 boys have been named Shahzeb since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

50
total births
1993–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Shahzeb was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shahzeb in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shahzeb

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Shahzeb between 1993 and 2003, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shahzeb currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shahzeb performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shahzeb shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shahzeb 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 50 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.

Shahzeb at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

50

Since 1993

11 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1993

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2003

Shahzeb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1993

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Shahzeb by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 68% of Shahzeb's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shahzeb?
50 babies have been named Shahzeb since 1993. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Shahzeb most popular?
Shahzeb was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Shahzeb been used?
Shahzeb has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 11 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Shahzeb?
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, 1993–2003 (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.