Boys' name · since 1994
Shykeem
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.
- #18,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 86
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shykeem sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 86 recorded since 1994.
Shykeem has 86 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 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2009.
- #18,423 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 86 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shykeem ranks #18,423 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 86 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 86
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shykeem's 86 recorded births place it above 59.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Shykeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shykeem's full recorded timeline at 1999, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shykeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2009
- Peak year (1999)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Shykeem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (48 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Shykeem's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Shykeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 48 births (56% of all-time use).
Shykeem by state
Where Shykeem concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 6 | 7.0% |
6 of 86 births nationwide.
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- Shykeem's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2000s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Shykeems (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Shykeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1994–2009 (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 Shykeem 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.