How Many People Are Named Shah?
An estimated 420 people in the United States have the first name Shah. It is predominantly male (97.7%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Shah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shah 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 Shah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
420
About 1 in 816,082 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.7% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2009
22 births
Total Registered
428
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shah
Shah is predominantly male (97.7%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Shah as a male name
Ranked #6,112 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (22 births)
Shah as a female name
Ranked #18,704 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1979 (5 births)
Shah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 113 babies were registered. While Shah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shah by Decade
How has Shah 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.
Shah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shah
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shah?
We estimate approximately 420 people named Shah 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 816,082 Americans share this first name.
Is Shah a common name?
Shah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 428 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shah most popular?
Shah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shah is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shah a male name?
Shah is predominantly male. 97.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shah Smith, Shah Johnson, Shah 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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