Recorded 1999–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 94 births

Shihab — boys' name

94 babies named Shihab in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s462010s332020s10

The verdict

94 boys have been named Shihab since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

94
total births
1999–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Shihab was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shihab in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shihab

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Shihab between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shihab currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shihab performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shihab shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shihab 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 94 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.

Shihab at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

94

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2023

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Shihab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 20232016201420112008200520021999 5

Shihab by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
46 births that decade — 49% of Shihab's all-time total
1990s52000s462010s332020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shihab?
94 babies have been named Shihab since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 10 births.
When was Shihab most popular?
Shihab was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Shihab been used?
Shihab has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Shihab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shimon, Shia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1999–2023 (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.