Shah
Masculine
Shah is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 430 boys against 10 girls since 1880.
Shah entered the US charts in 1972, peaked at #3606 in 1977, ranks #6803 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Shah?
Shah first appears in US birth records in 1972 — 53 years ago. The typical Shah alive today was born around 2007, making them about 18 years old. About 400 people named Shah are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Shah most popular?
Shah peaked in 1977, reaching #3606 nationally. Today it ranks #6803, 3,197 places below that high. See the whole 1977 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1972
- Most boys named
- 200922 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3606reached in 1977
- Change vs 2024
- −20.0%12 in 2025, from 15
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shah in other languages
Strongest US states over the last decade: Michigan.
Shahs among us
people named Shah are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 142,340 born in 2025 was named Shah
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Tae test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Shah's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Tae climbed just as high around 1959, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Tae's path sketches the road Shah is walking now.
Shah sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Shah beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Shah in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #6803 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Shahs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Shah are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Shah in 2025?
- Shah ranks #6803 among US boy names in 2025, with 12 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Shah?
- About 1 in every 142,340 US boys born in 2025 was named Shah — 12 in all.
- Will my child share the name Shah with classmates?
- Shah will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Shah
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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