Shulem Boy

How popular is Shulem?

#1,942 boy name in 2025

79 baby boys were named Shulem in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular boy name.

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1,562living people named Shulem (est.)
13median age of people named Shulem
1,584babies named Shulem since 1880
1 in 41,966US babies born in 2025

Shulem popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,942 for boys (▲ 43 from 2024)
Babies in 202579 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+61% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,527 in 2015, #2,190 in 2020
Peak year2023 (92 boys)
Highest rank#1,765 in 2023
First recorded1959
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Shulem is most popular

Babies named Shulem per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New York: 0.4 per 1,000 (157 boys)
  2. New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)

Shulem by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1950s13#2,294
1970s21#3,855
1980s64#3,698
1990s147#3,160
2000s357#2,251
2010s534#2,227
2020s448#1,765

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Questions

Is Shulem a boy or girl name?
Shulem is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shulem were boys.
How popular is the name Shulem?
79 baby boys were named Shulem in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular boy name.
When was Shulem most popular?
Shulem peaked in 2023, when 92 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,765 in 2023.
How many people are named Shulem?
1,584 babies have been named Shulem in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,562 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
Where is Shulem most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Shulem was most common in New York, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.