Boy nameCurrently #6,750 in the USSteady

Shem

1 syllablePeak year: 19784 lettersStarts with S

Meaning & origin

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Shem's popularity over time

US birth records list 745 children given the name Shem , most often around 1978. We show the full year-by-year chart for more widely used names.