How Many People Are Named Shahid?
An estimated 690 people in the United States have the first name Shahid. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Shahid peaked in popularity in 2000 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shahid 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 Shahid paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
690
About 1 in 496,745 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2000
24 births
Total Registered
711
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shahid
Shahid is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 711 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shahid as a male name
Ranked #9,702 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (24 births)
Shahid: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shahid span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 159 babies were registered. Shahid has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shahid by Decade
How has Shahid 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.
Shahid by State
Birth registrations for Shahid span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. On average, about 26 Shahids were registered per state.
Shahid + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shahid as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shahid: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shahid?
We estimate approximately 690 people named Shahid 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 496,745 Americans share this first name.
Is Shahid a common name?
Shahid is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 711 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shahid most popular?
Shahid reached peak popularity in 2000, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shahid is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shahid a male name?
Shahid is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shahid Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shahid Smith, Shahid Johnson, Shahid 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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