Is Shaheed a boy or girl name?

Shaheed is a boy’s name. Of the 1,138 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Shaheed

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Shaheed was most popular in 1994, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,640 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,138 people named Shaheed.

Shaheed over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shaheed’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaheed a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaheed is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,138 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shaheed

Where Shaheed is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org