Shig — boys' name
6 babies named Shig in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
6 boys have been named Shig since 1923, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1923.
- 6
- total births
- 1923–1923
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Shig was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Shig in 1923 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Shig
The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Shig between 1923 and 1923, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shig currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shig performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shig in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shig 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 6 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.
Shig at a glance
Last recorded 1923Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Shig popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1923
- Peak year (1923)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1923.
6 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1923 with 6 births in a single year.
Shig by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 6 births that decade — 100% of Shig's all-time total
Shig decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Shig's strongest decade
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
Shig by state
Where Shig concentrates geographically — total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 83.3% |
5 of 6 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 83.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 83.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
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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, 1923–1923 (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.