Boys' name · since 2017
Shahem
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 72 babies named Shahem, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,669 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,568 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 72
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shahem is the #9568 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 72 recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Shahem recorded 72 times among boys since 2017, holding rank #9568 nationally today, ahead of 31% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #19,669 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,568 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 72 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shahem ranks #19,669 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,568 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 72 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #19,669 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,568 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 72
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
Shahem's 72 recorded births place it above 56.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Shahem compares
72 21st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shahem's all-time total is 80% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shahem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 72 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shahem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shahem's full recorded timeline at 2021, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shahem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Shahem by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (52 births, 72% of the file).
2020s was Shahem's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Shahem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 52 births (72% of all-time use).
Shahem by state
Where Shahem concentrates geographically, total births since 2017
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 6.9% |
5 of 72 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Shahems (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Shahem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~8 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, 2017–2025 (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 Shahem 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.