Shem

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Shem first appears in the U.S. data in 1954 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1976 with 23 babies (rank #2,104 that year). In 2024 it was given to 13 boys (rank #6,750). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.
745
Total babies (all years)
61
Years in the data
23
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19545#4,294
19606#3,991
19656#3,867
19667#3,496
19689#3,071
19698#3,548
19708#3,788
19719#3,614
197217#2,313
197316#2,497
197412#3,097
197513#3,056
197623#2,104
197721#2,259
197823#2,119
197914#3,146
198010#4,087
198118#2,662
198217#2,807
198315#3,051
198410#4,161
19858#5,075
198610#4,415
198714#3,479
198815#3,503
19896#7,766
199012#4,633
199116#3,792
199213#4,536
199310#5,712
19949#6,277
199513#4,744
19968#7,020
19976#9,096
199811#5,776
199912#5,601
200014#5,260
20016#10,359
200210#6,970
200311#6,652
200412#6,457
200515#5,534
200614#6,047
200713#6,547
20088#9,725
200910#8,203
20107#10,580
20117#10,598
20127#10,584
201316#5,614
201416#5,676
201517#5,479
201611#7,527
201716#5,743
201817#5,504
201916#5,755
202012#6,974
202113#6,614
202217#5,599
202312#7,229
202413#6,750