Unisex name · since 1979
Shiraz
Shiraz has 119 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shiraz is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 119 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiraz has been recorded 119 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2013.
- #16,295 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 119 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiraz ranks #16,295 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shiraz's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shiraz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shiraz splits its recorded history at 1993: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shiraz popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2013
- Peak year (1979)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Shiraz popularity over time - girls
57 total births recorded since 1998 (Shiraz as girls' name)
Shiraz by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (41 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Shiraz's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Shiraz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 41 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shiraz's data
- Shiraz's decade-level peak was the 1980s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shiraz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1979–2013 (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 Shiraz 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.