Boys' name · since 2002

Shuayb

Shuayb has 109 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,890 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,036 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
109
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade

Shuayb currently ranks #7036 among boys' names in America, with 109 babies recorded since 2002.

Shuayb has 109 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7036 as of the latest data, more common than 49% 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 2002 to 2025.

  • #16,890 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,036 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 109 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shuayb ranks #16,890 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,036 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 109 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,890 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,036 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
109
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%49.4%
Shuayb vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shuayb's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Shuayb compares

109 27th 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

Shuayb's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Shuayb Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 109 369 358,536
Peak-year births 12 34 22,252

Shuayb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Shuayb splits its recorded history at 2014: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Shuayb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
12
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
468101214 20022006201120132015201720232025 12

Shuayb by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (57 births, 52% of the file).

2010s was Shuayb's strongest decade.

57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Shuayb births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 57 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shuayb?
Since 2002, Social Security records show 109 babies named Shuayb. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,890 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,036 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 12 births.
Where does Shuayb sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shuayb ranks #16,890 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,036 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shuayb most popular?
Shuayb was most popular in the 2010s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Shuayb been used?
Records for Shuayb go back to 2002, giving 24 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Shuayb?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shulem, Shun, Shubh, Shuaib, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Shuayb's data

  • Shuayb's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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 Shuayb: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2025 (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 Shuayb 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.