US rank #3164 Boys' name Peak 2023 698 births

Shraga — #3164 US boys' name

698 babies named Shraga in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s51980s401990s852000s1752010s2222020s166
#3164
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2023
Single peak year

39 babies were named Shraga in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shraga

The Social Security Administration has registered 698 babies named Shraga between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shraga currently holds the #3164 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shraga performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 222 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Shraga shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 370 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Shraga in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shraga 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 698 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.

Shraga at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

698

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2023

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,164

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shraga popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
39
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Shraga by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
222 births that decade — 32% of Shraga's all-time total
1950s51970s51980s401990s852000s1752010s2222020s166

Shraga by state

Where Shraga concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shraga
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
370 53.0%
#2 New Jersey
149 21.3%
New York share of Shraga's total US births 53.0%
Even split

370 of 698 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shraga?
698 babies have been named Shraga since 1959. It currently ranks #3164 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 39 births.
When was Shraga most popular?
Shraga was most popular in the 2010s decade with 222 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Shraga most popular?
The top states for the name Shraga are New York (370 births), New Jersey (149 births).
How long has the name Shraga been used?
Shraga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shraga?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shreyas, Shrey, Shreyan, Shriyan, 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, 1959–2024 (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.