Boys' name · since 1994
Shyheem
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.
- #10,142 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 326
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shyheem sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 326 recorded since 1994.
Shyheem has 326 recorded births among boys since 1994, 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 1994 to 2021.
- #10,142 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 326 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shyheem ranks #10,142 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 326 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,142 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 326
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shyheem's 326 recorded births place it above 77.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Shyheem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shyheem's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shyheem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2021
- Peak year (1997)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shyheem by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (143 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Shyheem's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Shyheem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 143 births (44% of all-time use).
Shyheem by state
Where Shyheem concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| 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% |
35 of 326 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Shyheem's decade-level peak was the 2000s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Shyheems (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Shyheem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1994–2021 (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 Shyheem 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.