Recorded 1994–2020 Boys' name Peak 2001 214 births

Shaheim — boys' name

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.

1990s762000s1152010s182020s5

The verdict

214 boys have been named Shaheim since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

214
total births
1994–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Shaheim was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

22 babies were named Shaheim in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaheim

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Shaheim between 1994 and 2020, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shaheim currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaheim performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shaheim shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shaheim in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaheim 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 214 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.

Shaheim at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

214

Since 1994

27 years of records

Peak year

2001

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1994

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2020

Shaheim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1994

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2001)
22
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 2020200920062003200019971994 14

Shaheim by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
115 births that decade — 54% of Shaheim's all-time total
1990s762000s1152010s182020s5

Shaheim by state

Where Shaheim concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shaheim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
33 15.4%
New York share of Shaheim's total US births 15.4%

33 of 214 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaheim?
214 babies have been named Shaheim since 1994. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2001 with 22 births.
When was Shaheim most popular?
Shaheim was most popular in the 2000s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Shaheim most popular?
The top states for the name Shaheim are New York (33 births).
How long has the name Shaheim been used?
Shaheim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 27 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Shaheim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1994–2020 (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.