How Many People Are Named Shaheer?
An estimated 429 people in the United States have the first name Shaheer. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Shaheer peaked in popularity in 2005 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaheer 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 Shaheer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
429
About 1 in 798,961 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2005
22 births
Total Registered
434
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaheer
Shaheer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 434 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shaheer as a male name
Ranked #5,837 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (22 births)
Shaheer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaheer span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 170 babies were registered. While Shaheer is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shaheer by Decade
How has Shaheer 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.
Shaheer by State
Birth registrations for Shaheer span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Virginia. The lowest are in Virginia, New York, California. On average, about 10 Shaheers were registered per state.
Shaheer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaheer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shaheer
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shaheer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaheer?
We estimate approximately 429 people named Shaheer 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 798,961 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaheer a common name?
Shaheer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 434 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaheer most popular?
Shaheer reached peak popularity in 2005, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaheer is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaheer a male name?
Shaheer is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaheer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaheer Smith, Shaheer Johnson, Shaheer 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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