Girls' name · since 1985
Shanaz
Shanaz has 37 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanaz is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 37 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Shanaz recorded 37 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2004.
- #38,622 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanaz ranks #38,622 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #38,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanaz's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shanaz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shanaz's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shanaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2004
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Shanaz by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (15 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Shanaz's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Shanaz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Shanaz's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanaz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1985–2004 (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 Shanaz 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.