Shaheed
Shaheed was the 11777th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1470th; the most babies were born in 1994 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,161 places. More babies were named Shaheed in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,777 boys, down 5,209 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199460 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,138babies recorded
Shaheed popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,777 | 6 |
| 2020 | #6,568 | 13 |
| 2010 | #4,651 | 21 |
| 2000 | #3,620 | 23 |
| 1990 | #2,614 | 26 |
| 1980 | #1,760 | 33 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shaheed, counting every spelling?
Shaheed has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shaheed?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shaheed (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shaheed born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shaheed.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shaheed?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Shaheed are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 22 and 39. That makes Shaheed mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Shaheed
How popular is the name Shaheed?
Shaheed was the 11777th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1470th; the most babies were born in 1994 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,161 places. More babies were named Shaheed in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Shaheed a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shaheed in the US.