Recorded 1994–2021 Boys' name Peak 1997 326 births

Shyheem — boys' name

326 babies named Shyheem in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1312000s1432010s462020s6
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Shyheem was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

29 babies were named Shyheem in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shyheem

The Social Security Administration has registered 326 babies named Shyheem between 1994 and 2021, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shyheem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shyheem performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shyheem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Shyheem in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shyheem 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 326 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.

Shyheem at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

326

Since 1994

28 years of records

Peak year

1997

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1994

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2021

Shyheem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1994

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1997)
29
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 202120172012200820052002199919961994 23

Shyheem by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
143 births that decade — 44% of Shyheem's all-time total
1990s1312000s1432010s462020s6

Shyheem by state

Where Shyheem concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Shyheem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
35 10.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
18 5.5%
#3 South Carolina
14 4.3%
#4 New York
5 1.5%
North Carolina share of Shyheem's total US births 10.7%
Even split

35 of 326 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shyheem?
326 babies have been named Shyheem since 1994. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1997 with 29 births.
When was Shyheem most popular?
Shyheem was most popular in the 2000s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Shyheem most popular?
The top states for the name Shyheem are North Carolina (35 births), Pennsylvania (18 births), South Carolina (14 births).
How long has the name Shyheem been used?
Shyheem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 28 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Shyheem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shyheim, Shyam, Shyne, Shyloh, 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, 1994–2021 (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.