Boys' name · since 2000
Shaurya
1,705 babies named Shaurya in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,644 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,274 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,705
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shaurya is the #1274 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,705 recorded since 2000.
Shaurya has 1,705 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1274 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, 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 2000 to 2025.
- #3,644 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,274 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,705 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaurya ranks #3,644 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,274 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,705 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,644 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,274 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,705
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shaurya's 1,705 recorded births place it above 91.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shaurya compares
1,705 Top 24% higher than 76% of 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
Shaurya's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaurya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,705 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 155 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shaurya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaurya splits its recorded history at 2013: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 155 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaurya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 155
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Shaurya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (861 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Shaurya's strongest decade.
861 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shaurya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 255
2000s
255 births
- 2010s
2010s
861 births
- 2020s
2020s
589 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 861 births (50% of all-time use).
How Shaurya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shaurya's total volume
Shaurya by state
Where Shaurya concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 354 | 20.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 187 | 11.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 159 | 9.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 79 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 51 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Washington | | 46 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 27 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 1.2% |
354 of 1,705 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Shaurya appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaurya's data
- Shaurya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (861 total births) through the 2020s (589) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shauryas (354 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shaurya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Shaurya 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.