Is Shaheen a boy or girl name?

Shaheen is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 735 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 19.5% were girls and 80.5% were boys.

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Shaheen

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Shaheen was most popular in 1989, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,819 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 735 people named Shaheen.

Shaheen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shaheen’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaheen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaheen is mostly a boy’s name — 19.5% of the 735 Americans given it were girls and 80.5% 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 Shaheen

Where Shaheen is most concentrated

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

California 7.4×

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