Recorded 1994–2010 Boys' name Peak 1995 75 births

Shiheem — boys' name

75 babies named Shiheem in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

75 boys have been named Shiheem since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.

75
total births
1994–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Shiheem was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

12 babies were named Shiheem in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shiheem

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Shiheem between 1994 and 2010, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shiheem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shiheem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shiheem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shiheem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shiheem 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 75 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.

Shiheem at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

75

Since 1994

17 years of records

Peak year

1995

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1994

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2010

Shiheem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1994

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1995)
12
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Shiheem by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 56% of Shiheem's all-time total
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Shiheem by state

Where Shiheem concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shiheem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 6.7%
North Carolina share of Shiheem's total US births 6.7%

5 of 75 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shiheem?
75 babies have been named Shiheem since 1994. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1995 with 12 births.
When was Shiheem most popular?
Shiheem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Shiheem most popular?
The top states for the name Shiheem are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Shiheem been used?
Shiheem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 17 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Shiheem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shimon, Shia, 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, 1994–2010 (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.