How Many People Are Named Shabazz?
An estimated 277 people in the United States have the first name Shabazz. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Shabazz peaked in popularity in 1992 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shabazz as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shabazz paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
277
About 1 in 1,237,380 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1992
30 births
Total Registered
286
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shabazz
Shabazz is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 286 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shabazz as a male name
Ranked #13,848 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1992 (30 births)
Shabazz: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shabazz span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 165 babies were registered. Shabazz has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shabazz by Decade
How has Shabazz tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shabazz by State
Shabazz + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shabazz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shabazz: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shabazz?
We estimate approximately 277 people named Shabazz are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,237,380 Americans share this first name.
Is Shabazz a common name?
Shabazz is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 286 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shabazz most popular?
Shabazz reached peak popularity in 1992, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shabazz is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shabazz a male name?
Shabazz is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shabazz Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shabazz Smith, Shabazz Johnson, Shabazz Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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