Boys' name · since 1995

Shaymus

80 babies named Shaymus in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,919 of 45,481
all-time among boys
80
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade

80 boys have been named Shaymus since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Shaymus has 80 recorded births among boys since 1995, 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 1995 to 2021.

  • #18,919 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 80 born since 1995
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaymus ranks #18,919 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,919 of 45,481
all-time among boys
80
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shaymus's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shaymus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Shaymus's full recorded timeline at 2009, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Shaymus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
468101214 19952004200620072008200920102013201520162021 5

Shaymus by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (43 births, 54% of the file).

2000s was Shaymus's strongest decade.

43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Shaymus births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaymus? ▼
Shaymus has been given to 80 babies in the U.S. since 1995, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,919 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 12 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Shaymus sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaymus ranks #18,919 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shaymus most popular? ▼
Shaymus was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Shaymus been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Shaymus since 1995 -- 27 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Shaymus? ▼
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.

What to do with Shaymus's data

  • Shaymus's decade-level peak was the 2000s (43 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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Shaymus

Nearby Names Like Shaymus

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Shaymus

Shawn Boy
#682 306,542 births
Shane Boy
#635 192,583 births
Shaun Boy
#1944 70,481 births
Shannon Boy
#2994 52,379 births
Shayne Boy
#3528 10,741 births

Compare Shaymus side by side: Shaymus vs Shawn Shaymus vs Shane Shaymus vs Shaun

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shaymus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–2021 (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 Shaymus 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.