Boys' name · since 2000

Shikhar

Shikhar has 20 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#29,213 of 45,481
all-time among boys
20
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade

Shikhar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 20 recorded since 2000.

Shikhar has 20 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2017.

  • #29,213 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 20 born since 2000
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shikhar ranks #29,213 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.

#29,213 of 45,481
all-time among boys
20
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shikhar's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shikhar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Shikhar's full recorded timeline at 2006, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Shikhar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2006)
8
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
456789 200020062017 5

Shikhar by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).

2000s was Shikhar's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Shikhar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shikhar? ▼
Shikhar has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #29,213 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 8 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Shikhar sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shikhar ranks #29,213 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shikhar most popular? ▼
Shikhar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Shikhar been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Shikhar since 2000 -- 18 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Shikhar? ▼
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.

What to do with Shikhar's data

  • Shikhar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Shikhar

Nearby Names Like Shikhar

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Shikhar

Shirley Boy
9,551 births
Shiloh Boy
#278 9,414 births
Shimon Boy
#964 5,492 births
Shia Boy
#1360 2,255 births
Shiv Boy
#1763 2,193 births

Compare Shikhar side by side: Shikhar vs Shirley Shikhar vs Shiloh Shikhar vs Shimon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shikhar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2000–2017 (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 Shikhar 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.