Boys' name · since 1996
Shyheed
17 babies named Shyheed in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shyheed sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shyheed has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2002.
- #30,407 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shyheed ranks #30,407 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shyheed's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Shyheed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shyheed's full recorded timeline at 1999, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shyheed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2002
- Peak year (1996)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Shyheed by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
1990s was Shyheed's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Shyheed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
Shyheed by state
Where Shyheed concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 29.4% |
5 of 17 births nationwide.
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- Shyheed's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Shyheeds (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Shyheed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1996–2002 (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 Shyheed 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.