Shah is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2009 and remains in steady use.
Shah is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,121 for boy births in the United States (and #14,970 across all names), given to 12 babies. Shah first appears in 1972 and peaked in 2009 (22 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,121 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,142 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,461 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,680 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,289 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,567 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,630 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,540 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,727 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,068 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #18,706 | #7,439 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,468 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,613 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,255 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,423 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,536 |
| 2009 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,568 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,277 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,500 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,824 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,560 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,903 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,658 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,667 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,955 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,088 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,438 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,305 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | — | #5,227 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | — | #5,130 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | — | #5,839 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | — | #6,144 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | — | #6,591 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #8,082 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #9,283 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,747 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | — | #6,597 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #6,121 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #11,550 | #4,342 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | — | #4,967 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | — | #3,800 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | — | #3,955 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,622 |