Recorded 1994–2009 Boys' name Peak 1999 86 births

Shykeem — boys' name

86 babies named Shykeem in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

86 boys have been named Shykeem since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

86
total births
1994–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

1999
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shykeem in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shykeem

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Shykeem between 1994 and 2009, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shykeem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shykeem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shykeem shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shykeem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shykeem 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 86 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.

Shykeem at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

86

Since 1994

16 years of records

Peak year

1999

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1994

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2009

Shykeem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1994

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
13
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Shykeem by decade

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

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

Where Shykeem concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shykeem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
6 7.0%
South Carolina share of Shykeem's total US births 7.0%

6 of 86 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shykeem?
86 babies have been named Shykeem since 1994. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1999 with 13 births.
When was Shykeem most popular?
Shykeem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Shykeem most popular?
The top states for the name Shykeem are South Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Shykeem been used?
Shykeem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 16 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Shykeem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shyheim, Shyam, Shyne, Shyheem, 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, 1994–2009 (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.