Girls' name · since 1972
Shazia
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 555 babies named Shazia, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,598 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 555
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shazia currently ranks #7598 among girls' names in America, with 555 babies recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shazia has been recorded 555 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #7598 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, 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 1972 to 2025.
- #11,116 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,598 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 555 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shazia ranks #11,116 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,598 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 555 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,598 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 555
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shazia's 555 recorded births place it above 84.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shazia compares
555 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Shazia's all-time total is 48% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shazia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 555 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shazia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shazia's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shazia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Shazia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (152 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Shazia's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Shazia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
152 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 152 births (27% of all-time use).
How Shazia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shazia's total volume
Shazia by state
Where Shazia concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 2.7% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 555 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shazia's data
- Shazia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (152 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shazias (16 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shazia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Shazia 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.