Boys' name · since 1996
Shubham
310 babies named Shubham in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,098 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 310
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shubham is the #10098 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 310 recorded since 1996.
Shubham has 310 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10098 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #10,403 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,098 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 310 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shubham ranks #10,403 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,098 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 310 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,098 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 310
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shubham's 310 recorded births place it above 77.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shubham compares
310 46th 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
Shubham's all-time total is 16% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shubham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 310 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shubham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shubham's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shubham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shubham by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (148 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Shubham's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shubham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
148 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 148 births (48% of all-time use).
Shubham by state
Where Shubham concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 5.2% |
16 of 310 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shubham's data
- Shubham's decade-level peak was the 2000s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shubhams (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Shubham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Shubham 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.