Shem Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Shem: every year it appeared on the national list since 1954, with 750 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

750

Peak year

1976 #2103

Years on the list

10-year trend

-9.7%

In the 1970s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1954–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	7	#10599
2012	7	#10586
2013	16	#5614
2014	16	#5676
2015	17	#5480
2016	11	#7530
2017	16	#5743
2018	17	#5507
2019	16	#5761
2020	12	#6979
2021	13	#6617
2022	17	#5600
2023	12	#7234
2024	13	#6771
2025	10	#8147

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1976

Names from the same era

Jamie · 1976 Damon · 1976 Federico · 1976 Jamey · 1976 Andrea · 1976 Jason · 1977 Jeremy · 1977 Clifton · 1975 Geoffrey · 1975 Toby · 1975

Names similar to Shem

Shema Girls Shema Boys Shemar Boys Shemia Girls Shahem Boys Shemya Girls Shemar Girls She Girls Shyhem Boys Shemeka Girls Shemika Girls Shemica Girls

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