Boys' name · since 1983
Shoaib
Shoaib has 216 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,493 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,041 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 216
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shoaib is the #11041 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 216 recorded since 1983.
Shoaib has 216 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11041 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #12,493 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,041 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 216 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shoaib ranks #12,493 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,041 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 216 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,493 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,041 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 216
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shoaib's 216 recorded births place it above 72.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shoaib compares
216 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Shoaib's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shoaib | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 216 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shoaib's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shoaib's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shoaib popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Shoaib by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Shoaib's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Shoaib births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (31% of all-time use).
Shoaib by state
Where Shoaib concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 7.4% |
16 of 216 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shoaib's data
- Shoaib's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shoaibs (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shoaib: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Shoaib 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.