Recorded 1989–2000 Boys' name Peak 2000 16 births

Shazad — boys' name

16 babies named Shazad in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s52000s6

The verdict

16 boys have been named Shazad since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2000.

16
total births
1989–2000
years on record
2000s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Shazad was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shazad in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shazad

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Shazad between 1989 and 2000, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shazad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shazad performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shazad shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shazad 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 16 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.

Shazad at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

16

Since 1989

12 years of records

Peak year

2000

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1989

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2000

Shazad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1989

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (2000)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 200019941989 5

Shazad by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 38% of Shazad's all-time total
1980s51990s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shazad?
16 babies have been named Shazad since 1989. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 2000 with 6 births.
When was Shazad most popular?
Shazad was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Shazad been used?
Shazad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 12 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Shazad?
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, 1989–2000 (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.