Recorded 1981–2019 Boys' name Peak 1986 380 births

Shavar — boys' name

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.

1980s1921990s652000s752010s48

The verdict

380 boys have been named Shavar since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2019.

380
total births
1981–2019
years on record
1980s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Shavar was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

51 babies were named Shavar in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shavar

The Social Security Administration has registered 380 babies named Shavar between 1981 and 2019, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shavar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shavar performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shavar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Shavar in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shavar 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 380 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.

Shavar at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

380

Since 1981

39 years of records

Peak year

1986

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1981

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2019

Shavar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1981

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1986)
51
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
0204060 20192013200620011993198819831981 11

Shavar by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
192 births that decade — 51% of Shavar's all-time total
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Shavar by state

Where Shavar concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shavar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
41 10.8%
#2 New Jersey
5 1.3%
New York share of Shavar's total US births 10.8%
Even split

41 of 380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shavar?
380 babies have been named Shavar since 1981. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1986 with 51 births.
When was Shavar most popular?
Shavar was most popular in the 1980s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Shavar most popular?
The top states for the name Shavar are New York (41 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Shavar been used?
Shavar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 39 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Shavar?
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.

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, 1981–2019 (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.