Recorded 1998–2000 Boys' name Peak 1998 13 births

Shykim — boys' name

13 babies named Shykim in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

13 boys have been named Shykim since 1998, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

13
total births
1998–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Shykim was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shykim in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shykim

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Shykim between 1998 and 2000, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shykim currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shykim performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shykim shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shykim 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 13 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.

Shykim at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

13

Since 1998

3 years of records

Peak year

1998

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1998

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2000

Shykim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1998

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1998)
7
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5.566.577.5 20001998 7

Shykim by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 54% of Shykim's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shykim?
13 babies have been named Shykim since 1998. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1998 with 7 births.
When was Shykim most popular?
Shykim was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Shykim been used?
Shykim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 3 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Shykim?
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, 1998–2000 (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.