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Girl name

Shahida

100% girls · last recorded 2022

Shahida has been given to about 135 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 131
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shahida per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 9
  • Born in 20250
  • All time135

How popular is Shahida?

Its best year was 1970, when 9 babies were given the name, ranking 5731st. The typical living American called Shahida is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Shahida

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shanda0.74
  2. Shania0.73
  3. Shaina0.73
  4. Shakira0.73
  5. Shaniya0.73
  6. Shanika0.73
  7. Shamika0.73
  8. Aida0.68

Middle names for Shahida

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shahida Rose0.85
  2. Shahida Louise0.85
  3. Shahida June0.84
  4. Shahida Pearl0.84
  5. Shahida Quinn0.84
  6. Shahida Nell0.84

Sibling names for Shahida

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kareembrother · 0.60
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.60
  3. Laceysister · 0.60
  4. Travisbrother · 0.59
  5. Meredithsister · 0.59
  6. Nicolesister · 0.58

Where Shahida is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shahida White0.80
    2. Shahida Reyes0.80
    3. Shahida Nguyen0.80
    4. Shahida Moore0.80
    5. Shahida Lee0.80
    6. Shahida Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shahida

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.