Boys' name · since 1998
Shashwat
124 babies named Shashwat in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,033 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,308 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 124
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shashwat is the #9308 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 124 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shashwat has been recorded 124 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #9308 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #16,033 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,308 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 124 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shashwat ranks #16,033 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,308 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 124 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,033 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,308 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 124
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shashwat's 124 recorded births place it above 64.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Shashwat compares
124 29th 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
Shashwat's all-time total is 66% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shashwat | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 124 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shashwat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shashwat's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shashwat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shashwat by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (56 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Shashwat's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shashwat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shashwat's data
- Shashwat's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shashwat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Shashwat 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.