US rank #8524 Girls' name Peak 1996 540 births

Shazia — #8524 US girls' name

540 babies named Shazia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s561980s1521990s1312000s982010s482020s55
#8524
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Shazia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

26 babies were named Shazia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shazia

The Social Security Administration has registered 540 babies named Shazia between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shazia currently holds the #8524 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shazia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shazia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Shazia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shazia 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 540 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.

Shazia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

540

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

1996

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#8,524

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shazia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
26
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
051015202530 202420182009200319971991198519791972 7

Shazia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
152 births that decade — 28% of Shazia's all-time total
1970s561980s1521990s1312000s982010s482020s55

Shazia by state

Where Shazia concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shazia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 3.0%
#2 Texas
15 2.8%
#3 California
5 0.9%
New York share of Shazia's total US births 3.0%
Even split

16 of 540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shazia?
540 babies have been named Shazia since 1972. It currently ranks #8524 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 26 births.
When was Shazia most popular?
Shazia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Shazia most popular?
The top states for the name Shazia are New York (16 births), Texas (15 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Shazia been used?
Shazia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shazia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1972–2024 (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.