Boys' name · since 1971
Shyam
Shyam has 754 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,129 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,915 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 754
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shyam is the #9915 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 754 recorded since 1971.
Shyam has 754 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9915 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, 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 1971 to 2025.
- #6,129 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,915 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 754 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shyam ranks #6,129 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,915 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 754 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,129 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,915 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 754
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shyam's 754 recorded births place it above 86.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Shyam compares
754 Top 36% higher than 64% of 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
Shyam's all-time total is 104% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shyam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 754 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shyam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shyam splits its recorded history at 2000: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shyam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Shyam by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (241 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Shyam's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Shyam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
204 births
- 2000s
2000s
241 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 241 births (32% of all-time use).
How Shyam compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shyam's total volume
Shyam by state
Where Shyam concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 38 | 5.0% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 2.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
38 of 754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shyam's data
- Shyam's decade-level peak was the 2000s (241 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Shyams (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shyam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Shyam 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.