Boys' name · since 1915
Shields
88 babies named Shields in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,258 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 88
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
88 boys have been named Shields since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shields recorded 88 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1962.
- #18,258 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 88 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shields ranks #18,258 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #18,258 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 88
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Shields's 88 recorded births place it above 59.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Shields's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shields's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shields popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1962
- Peak year (1915)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Shields by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (40 births, 45% of the file).
1910s was Shields's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shields births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
40 births
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 40 births (45% of all-time use).
Shields by state
Where Shields concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 5.7% |
5 of 88 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shields's data
- Shields's decade-level peak was the 1910s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Shieldss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Shields: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1915–1962 (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 Shields 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.