Total births
195
Girls' name · since 1998
Shiza
Shiza has 195 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10697
- among girls today
- 195
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 40%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Shiza is the #10697 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 195 recorded since 1998.
Shiza has 195 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10697 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, 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 1998 to 2025.
- #10697 among girls today
- 195 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
- 40% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Shiza is currently the #10697 girls' name in America, more common than 40% of girls - 195 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10697
- among girls today
- 195
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 40%
- more common than other girls
Shiza vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10697
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 40% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Shiza was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
19 babies were named Shiza in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Shiza compares
195 36th percentile among 17,726 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
Shiza's all-time total is 49% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shiza | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 195 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 48 | 19,840 |
Shiza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shiza's full recorded timeline at 2012, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shiza at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#10,697
Active since
1998
Shiza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shiza by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Shiza's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Shiza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 65 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shiza? ▼
195 babies have been named Shiza since 1998. It currently ranks #10697 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 19 births.
When was Shiza most popular? ▼
Shiza was most popular in the 2000s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Shiza been used? ▼
Shiza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 28 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Shiza? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Shiza's data
- Shiza's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Shiza
Nearby Names Like Shiza
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Shiza
Shirley Girl
#1452 686,383 births
Shiloh Girl
#260 15,117 births
Shira Girl
#2334 5,815 births
Shirlee Girl
#15433 5,709 births
Shirlene Girl
4,856 births
Compare Shiza side by side: Shiza vs Shirley Shiza vs Shiloh Shiza vs Shira
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Shiza: #10697 Girls' Name - 195 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shiza. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Shiza 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 June 2026.