Shulem
Shulem was the 1957th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1772nd with 92 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 601 places. More babies were named Shulem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,957 boys, up 249 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 79boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202392 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,584babies recorded
Shulem popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,957 | 79 |
| 2020 | #2,206 | 63 |
| 2010 | #2,505 | 50 |
| 2000 | #3,409 | 25 |
| 1990 | #3,291 | 19 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shulem, counting every spelling?
Shulem has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shulem?
79 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shulem (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shulem born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 106 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shulem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shulem?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Shulem are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Shulem mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shulem by state
How common Shulem was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (8.1×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Shulem
How popular is the name Shulem?
Shulem was the 1957th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1772nd with 92 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 601 places. More babies were named Shulem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Shulem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shulem in the US.
Where is Shulem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shulem was most common in New York (0.36 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.