US rank #4931 Boys' name Peak 2024 319 births

Shuaib — #4931 US boys' name

319 babies named Shuaib in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101990s72000s1062010s1252020s71
#4931
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Shuaib was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

20 babies were named Shuaib in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shuaib

The Social Security Administration has registered 319 babies named Shuaib between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shuaib currently holds the #4931 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shuaib performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shuaib shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shuaib in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shuaib 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 319 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.

Shuaib at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

319

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2024

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,931

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shuaib popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
20
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200419991974 5

Shuaib by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
125 births that decade — 39% of Shuaib's all-time total
1970s101990s72000s1062010s1252020s71

Shuaib by state

Where Shuaib concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shuaib
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 3.4%
New York share of Shuaib's total US births 3.4%

11 of 319 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shuaib?
319 babies have been named Shuaib since 1974. It currently ranks #4931 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 20 births.
When was Shuaib most popular?
Shuaib was most popular in the 2010s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Shuaib most popular?
The top states for the name Shuaib are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Shuaib been used?
Shuaib has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shuaib?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shulem, Shun, Shubh, Shubham, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1974–2024 (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.