US rank #3749 Boys' name Peak 2008 397 births

Shubh — #3749 US boys' name

397 babies named Shubh in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1542010s1462020s97
#3749
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2008
Single peak year

38 babies were named Shubh in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shubh

The Social Security Administration has registered 397 babies named Shubh between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shubh currently holds the #3749 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shubh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shubh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Shubh in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shubh 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 397 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.

Shubh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

397

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2008

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,749

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shubh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
38
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
010203040 2024202020162012200820042000 10

Shubh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
154 births that decade — 39% of Shubh's all-time total
2000s1542010s1462020s97

Shubh by state

Where Shubh concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shubh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 4.0%
#2 New Jersey
16 4.0%
#3 Illinois
12 3.0%
California share of Shubh's total US births 4.0%
Even split

16 of 397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shubh?
397 babies have been named Shubh since 2000. It currently ranks #3749 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 38 births.
When was Shubh most popular?
Shubh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Shubh most popular?
The top states for the name Shubh are California (16 births), New Jersey (16 births), Illinois (12 births).
How long has the name Shubh been used?
Shubh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shubh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shulem, Shun, Shuaib, 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, 2000–2024 (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.