Boys' name · since 1994
Shaheim
214 babies named Shaheim in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,546 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 214
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaheim is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 214 have been recorded since 1994.
Shaheim has 214 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2020.
- #12,546 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 214 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaheim ranks #12,546 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,546 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 214
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaheim's 214 recorded births place it above 72.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shaheim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaheim splits its recorded history at 2003: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaheim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2020
- Peak year (2001)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shaheim by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (115 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Shaheim's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shaheim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 115 births (54% of all-time use).
Shaheim by state
Where Shaheim concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 33 | 15.4% |
33 of 214 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shaheim's data
- Shaheim's decade-level peak was the 2000s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shaheims (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaheim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shaheim draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.