Shahem
Boy · SHAH-hem · Arabic
Shahem is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
Where does Shahem come from?
Arabic: possibly from Arabic shahm 'gallant'
- Say it
- SHAH-hem
Is Shahem a girl's or a boy's name?
Shahem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shahem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Shahem, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2017.
Half of all the boys named Shahem in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shahem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
Names like Shahem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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