Boys' name · since 1974
Shuaib
Shuaib has 333 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,043 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,228 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 333
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shuaib is the #6228 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 333 recorded since 1974.
Shuaib has 333 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6228 as of the latest data, more common than 55% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #10,043 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,228 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 333 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shuaib ranks #10,043 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,228 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 333 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,043 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,228 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 333
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shuaib's 333 recorded births place it above 77.91% 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 Shuaib compares
333 47th 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
Shuaib's all-time total is 10% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shuaib | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 333 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shuaib's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shuaib's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shuaib popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Shuaib by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (125 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Shuaib's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Shuaib births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 125 births (38% of all-time use).
Shuaib by state
Where Shuaib concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 3.3% |
11 of 333 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shuaib's data
- Shuaib's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shuaibs (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shuaib: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Shuaib 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.