boy's name

Shahim

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 37

Shahim is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 2012, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 2012.

Shahim over time

Births per decade in France, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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Births named Shahim by decade in France
Decade Births
2010s 15
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Shahim?

In 2020, Shahim was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Shahim is used

France #5,495 5 in 2020
United States #12,117 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Shahim

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Shahim also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shahim over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shahim

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shahim — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shahim

How popular is the name Shahim?

In 2020, Shahim was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Shahim a girl's or a boy's name?

Shahim is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Shahim most popular?

Shahim peaked in 2012, when 5 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Shahim a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shahim currently ranks #12,117 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.