boy's name
Shaïm
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Births on record 140
Shaïm is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 2022, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1999.
Shaïm over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 35 |
| 2010s | 65 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 35 |
How popular is Shaïm?
In 2023, Shaïm was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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.
How Shaïm is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Shaim | Shaim is Shaïm without the diaeresis, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #4,291. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Shaïm
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shaïm also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shaïm over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shaïm
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shaïm — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shaïm
Is Shaïm a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaïm is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Shaïm most popular?
Shaïm peaked in 2022, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.