US rank #8637 Boys' name Peak 2008 116 births

Shashwat — #8637 US boys' name

116 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.

1990s52000s562010s302020s25
#8637
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Shashwat was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shashwat in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shashwat

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Shashwat between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shashwat currently holds the #8637 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shashwat performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shashwat shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shashwat 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 116 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.

Shashwat at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

116

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,637

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shashwat popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 2024201820132008200420001998 5

Shashwat by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
56 births that decade — 48% of Shashwat's all-time total
1990s52000s562010s302020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shashwat?
116 babies have been named Shashwat since 1998. It currently ranks #8637 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Shashwat most popular?
Shashwat was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Shashwat been used?
Shashwat has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shashwat?
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.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.