Is Shahid a boy or girl name?

Shahid is a boy’s name. Of the 716 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Shahid

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Shahid was most popular in 2000, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,946 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 716 people named Shahid.

Shahid over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shahid’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shahid a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shahid is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 716 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 Shahid

Where Shahid is most concentrated

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

New York 6.7×

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