TheNameDBShem
M FShem is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 745 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 740 as boys and 5 as girls. Shem gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1976 and has since declined in popularity.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1994 | 9 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1992 | 13 |
| 1991 | 16 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1988 | 15 |
| 1987 | 14 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1985 | 8 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1983 | 15 |
| 1982 | 17 |
| 1981 | 18 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1979 | 14 |
| 1978 | 23 |
| 1977 | 21 |
| 1976 | 23 |
| 1975 | 13 |
| 1974 | 12 |
| 1973 | 16 |
| 1972 | 17 |
| 1971 | 9 |
| 1970 | 13 |
| 1969 | 8 |
| 1968 | 9 |
| 1966 | 7 |
| 1965 | 6 |
| 1960 | 6 |
| 1954 | 5 |