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Shem Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Shem?

In 2018 the rare name Shem, ranked the 5,456th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Shem would be a striking name choice.

Position 2105, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1976 with 23 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Shem was less than 5, most recently in 1967.

Shem, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1973-1976, 1997-2000, and 2001-2005.

The popularity trend for Shem has been moving upward for a while. however, the number of children named Shem lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Shem?

Shem's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Shem is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Shem (Girl)Shem (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 17 5,456
2017 < 5 -- 16 5,725
2016 < 5 -- 11 7,507
2015 < 5 -- 17 5,471
2014 < 5 -- 16 5,666
2013 < 5 -- 16 5,610
2012 < 5 -- 7 10,566
2011 < 5 -- 7 10,588
2010 < 5 -- 7 10,572
2009 < 5 -- 10 8,195
2008 < 5 -- 8 9,721
2007 < 5 -- 13 6,546
2006 < 5 -- 14 6,044
2005 < 5 -- 15 5,531
2004 < 5 -- 12 6,456
2003 < 5 -- 11 6,652
2002 < 5 -- 10 6,966
2001 < 5 -- 6 10,354
2000 < 5 -- 14 5,258
1999 < 5 -- 12 5,601
1998 < 5 -- 11 5,775
1997 < 5 -- 6 9,095
1996 < 5 -- 8 7,019
1995 < 5 -- 13 4,744
1994 < 5 -- 9 6,277
1993 < 5 -- 10 5,709
1992 < 5 -- 13 4,536
1991 < 5 -- 16 3,791
1990 < 5 -- 12 4,631
1989 < 5 -- 6 7,765
1988 < 5 -- 15 3,501
1987 < 5 -- 14 3,476
1986 < 5 -- 10 4,408
1985 < 5 -- 8 5,072
1984 < 5 -- 10 4,159
1983 < 5 -- 15 3,046
1982 < 5 -- 17 2,807
1981 < 5 -- 18 2,664
1980 < 5 -- 10 4,088
1979 < 5 -- 14 3,145
1978 < 5 -- 23 2,121
1977 < 5 -- 21 2,260
1976 < 5 -- 23 2,105
1975 < 5 -- 13 3,054
1974 < 5 -- 12 3,097
1973 < 5 -- 16 2,496
1972 < 5 -- 17 2,313
1971 < 5 -- 9 3,613
1970 5 9,094 8 3,787
1969 < 5 -- 8 3,552
1968 < 5 -- 9 3,067
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1966 < 5 -- 7 3,494
1965 < 5 -- 6 3,869
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.