Shahad is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Shahad is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,775 for girl births in the United States (and #19,775 across all names), given to 8 babies. Shahad was first reported in SSA data in 1998 and peaked in 2016 (22 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,775 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #11,996 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #13,259 | — |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #10,288 | — |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #13,269 | — |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #9,447 | — |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | #9,646 | — |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | #5,760 | — |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | #6,254 | — |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | #5,956 | — |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #8,366 | — |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #6,666 | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #16,236 | — |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #12,075 | — |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | #7,371 | — |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #14,721 | — |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #13,493 | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #17,147 | — |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #12,262 | #13,683 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #18,697 | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #13,947 | — |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #9,580 | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #13,375 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #17,486 | — |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #12,906 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,958 | — |