Unisex name · since 1974
Shi
332 babies named Shi in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 332
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 332 have been recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Shi recorded 332 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2022.
- #15,099 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 332 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shi ranks #15,099 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 332 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 332
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shi's 332 recorded births place it above 79.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shi splits its recorded history at 1999: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2022
- Peak year (2001)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Shi popularity over time - boys
80 total births recorded since 1980 (Shi as boys' name)
Shi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (115 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Shi's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Shi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 115 births (35% of all-time use).
Shi by state
Where Shi concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.8% |
6 of 332 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shi's data
- Shi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shis (6 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 Shi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1974–2022 (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 Shi 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.