Sha Popularity by Year
Follow Sha across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Sha birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Girls | 5 | #15,293 | Up 609 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 5 | #12,022 | Down 1,128 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 5 | #15,902 | Up 517 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 5 | #16,419 | Down 1,837 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 6 | #14,582 | Up 380 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 6 | #14,962 | Down 3,128 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 8 | #11,834 | Down 2,570 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 11 | #9,264 | Up 3,144 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 5 | #10,894 | Down 338 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 7 | #12,408 | Up 3,024 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 5 | #15,432 | Down 2,278 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 5 | #10,556 | Down 2,786 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 6 | #13,154 | Down 6,318 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 14 | #6,836 | Up 696 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 12 | #7,532 | Down 249 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 12 | #7,283 | Up 291 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 11 | #7,574 | Down 60 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 11 | #7,514 | Down 4,066 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 6 | #7,770 | Down 954 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 32 | #3,448 | Up 1,758 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 7 | #6,816 | Down 297 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 18 | #5,206 | Up 278 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 17 | #5,484 | Down 2,041 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 7 | #6,519 | Down 904 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 31 | #3,443 | Up 466 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 26 | #3,909 | Down 656 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 8 | #5,615 | Up 474 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 32 | #3,253 | Up 2,642 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 13 | #5,895 | Up 440 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 6 | #6,089 | Up 226 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 11 | #6,335 | Up 277 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 10 | #6,612 | Up 951 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 8 | #7,563 | Down 3,950 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 5 | #6,315 | Down 1,408 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 22 | #3,613 | Up 6,662 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 7 | #4,907 | Up 561 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 5 | #10,275 | Down 5,066 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 13 | #5,209 | Down 1,869 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 6 | #5,468 | Down 973 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 25 | #3,340 | Up 2,572 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 8 | #4,495 | Down 427 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 11 | #5,912 | Down 2,676 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 9 | #4,068 | Down 211 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 25 | #3,236 | Down 495 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 9 | #3,857 | Up 1,730 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 30 | #2,741 | Up 871 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 20 | #3,612 | Down 424 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 5 | #5,587 | Down 1,646 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 22 | #3,188 | Up 71 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 8 | #3,941 | Down 383 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 21 | #3,259 | Down 251 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 9 | #3,558 | Up 496 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 23 | #3,008 | Up 1,147 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 7 | #4,054 | Up 932 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 14 | #4,155 | Up 145 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 5 | #4,986 | — |
| 1972 | Girls | 13 | #4,300 | Up 234 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 12 | #4,534 | Down 42 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 12 | #4,492 | Down 74 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 11 | #4,418 | Up 729 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 8 | #5,147 | Up 895 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 6 | #6,042 | Down 1,844 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 10 | #4,198 | Up 341 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 9 | #4,539 | Up 2,039 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 5 | #6,578 | — |