Shabazz comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning African royal surname meaning "royalty"..
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How popular is Shabazz?
1992peak year
Today, Shabazz is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #13139), with only about 5 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1992, 30 babies were given the name (ranked #2454 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Shabazz's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 286 babies have been registered as Shabazz since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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