Boys' name · since 1981
Shavar
380 babies named Shavar in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,309 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shavar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 380 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shavar has been recorded 380 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2019.
- #9,309 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 380 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shavar ranks #9,309 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 380 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,309 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shavar's 380 recorded births place it above 79.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shavar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shavar's full recorded timeline at 2000, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shavar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2019
- Peak year (1986)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Shavar by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (192 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Shavar's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Shavar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
192 births
- 1990s 65
1990s
65 births
- 2000s 75
2000s
75 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 192 births (51% of all-time use).
Shavar by state
Where Shavar concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 41 | 10.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.3% |
41 of 380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shavar's data
- Shavar's decade-level peak was the 1980s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shavars (41 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shavar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1981–2019 (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 Shavar 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.