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Shah Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Shah?

In 2018 the rare name Shah, ranked the 7,481st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Shah would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #3797 was reached in 1977.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2009 with 22 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Shah was less than 5, most recently in 1994.

Shah, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 2010-2013.

For a number of years, the name Shah has been moving upward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Shah for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Shah?

Shah's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Shah is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Shah (Girl)Shah (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 11 7,481
2017 < 5 -- 9 8,695
2016 < 5 -- 10 8,056
2015 5 18,674 11 7,431
2014 < 5 -- 11 7,453
2013 < 5 -- 16 5,609
2012 < 5 -- 14 6,247
2011 < 5 -- 11 7,415
2010 < 5 -- 8 9,524
2009 < 5 -- 22 4,565
2008 < 5 -- 5 14,267
2007 < 5 -- 11 7,493
2006 < 5 -- 6 11,816
2005 < 5 -- 12 6,554
2004 < 5 -- 11 6,898
2003 < 5 -- 6 10,654
2002 < 5 -- 13 5,661
2001 < 5 -- 12 5,949
2000 < 5 -- 8 8,085
1999 < 5 -- 10 6,435
1998 < 5 -- 7 8,303
1997 < 5 -- 12 5,227
1996 < 5 -- 12 5,128
1995 < 5 -- 10 5,838
1994 < 5 -- < 5 --
1993 < 5 -- 9 6,140
1992 < 5 -- 8 6,592
1991 < 5 -- 6 8,081
1990 < 5 -- 5 9,273
1989 < 5 -- 6 7,746
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1986 < 5 -- 6 6,594
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1980 < 5 -- 6 6,121
1979 5 11,544 9 4,338
1978 < 5 -- 7 4,968
1977 < 5 -- 10 3,797
1976 < 5 -- 9 3,956
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.