Girls' name · since 1991
Shaima
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 277 babies named Shaima, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,609 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,750 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 277
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shaima is the #13750 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 277 recorded since 1991.
Shaima has 277 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13750 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #16,609 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,750 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 277 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaima ranks #16,609 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,750 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 277 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,609 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,750 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 277
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shaima's 277 recorded births place it above 77.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shaima compares
277 44th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Shaima's all-time total is 26% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 277 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaima's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Shaima by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (111 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Shaima's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Shaima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 111 births (40% of all-time use).
Shaima by state
Where Shaima concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
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- Shaima's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (111 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shaimas (22 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Shaima 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.