Girls' name · since 1979
Shaida
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 67 babies named Shaida, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaida is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 67 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaida has been recorded 67 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2005.
- #31,667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaida ranks #31,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #31,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaida's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaida splits its recorded history at 1991: 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 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2005
- Peak year (1979)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shaida by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (26 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Shaida's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shaida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 26 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Shaida's decade-level peak was the 1990s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 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, 1979–2005 (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 Shaida 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.