US rank #9223 Boys' name Peak 2003 210 births

Shoaib — #9223 US boys' name

210 babies named Shoaib in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s392000s382010s682020s47
#9223
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Shoaib was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shoaib in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shoaib

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Shoaib between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shoaib currently holds the #9223 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shoaib performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shoaib shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shoaib in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shoaib 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 210 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.

Shoaib at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

210

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2003

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,223

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shoaib popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
14
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
46810121416 20242020201620112003199719861983 6

Shoaib by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
68 births that decade — 32% of Shoaib's all-time total
1980s181990s392000s382010s682020s47

Shoaib by state

Where Shoaib concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shoaib
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 7.6%
New York share of Shoaib's total US births 7.6%

16 of 210 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shoaib?
210 babies have been named Shoaib since 1983. It currently ranks #9223 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 14 births.
When was Shoaib most popular?
Shoaib was most popular in the 2010s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Shoaib most popular?
The top states for the name Shoaib are New York (16 births).
How long has the name Shoaib been used?
Shoaib has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shoaib?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shon, Sholom, Shomari, Shourya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1983–2024 (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.