Girls' name · since 1930
Shifra
Since 1930, U.S. Social Security records show 1,715 babies named Shifra, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,571 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,715
- born since 1930
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shifra currently ranks #2571 among girls' names in America, with 1,715 babies recorded since 1930.
Shifra has 1,715 recorded births among girls since 1930, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2571 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.
- #5,214 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,571 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,715 born since 1930
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shifra ranks #5,214 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,571 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,715 born since 1930, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,571 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,715
- born since 1930
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shifra's 1,715 recorded births place it above 92.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shifra compares
1,715 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Shifra's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shifra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,715 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shifra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shifra's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shifra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Shifra by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (425 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Shifra's strongest decade.
425 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Shifra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 123
1970s
123 births
- 1980s
1980s
207 births
- 1990s
1990s
248 births
- 2000s
2000s
361 births
- 2010s
2010s
425 births
- 2020s
2020s
291 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 425 births (25% of all-time use).
How Shifra 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 Shifra's total volume
Shifra by state
Where Shifra concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,068 | 62.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 214 | 12.5% |
1,068 of 1,715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shifra's data
- Shifra's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (425 total births) through the 2020s (291) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shifras (1,068 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 Shifra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1930–2025 (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 Shifra 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.