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Shema

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 61

Shema is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 67% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1975, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1975.

Shema Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Shema by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 14
1980s 6
1990s 10
2000s 5
2010s 0
2020s (to 2025) 20

How Popular Is Shema?

In 2024, Shema was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Shema Is Used

England & Wales #4,865 3 in 1997
United States #14,049 5 in 2024

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Shema

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

Parents Who Like Shema Also Like

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

Sibling Names for Shema

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Shema — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Shema

How popular is the name Shema?

In 2024, Shema was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

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

Shema is used for both girls and boys. About 67% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Shema most popular?

Shema peaked in 1975, when 8 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.