Recorded 2012–2022 Girls' name Peak 2012 31 births

Shaam — girls' name

31 babies named Shaam in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

31 girls have been named Shaam since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

31
total births
2012–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Shaam was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shaam in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaam

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Shaam between 2012 and 2022, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaam currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaam performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shaam shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaam in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shaam at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

31

Since 2012

11 years of records

Peak year

2012

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2012

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2022

Shaam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2012

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20222020201720152012 7

Shaam by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
20 births that decade — 65% of Shaam's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaam?
31 babies have been named Shaam since 2012. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2012 with 7 births.
When was Shaam most popular?
Shaam was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Shaam been used?
Shaam has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 11 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Shaam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.