boy's name
Shulem
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,742
Shulem is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 92 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 41,967 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1959.
Shulem over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1970s | 21 |
| 1980s | 64 |
| 1990s | 147 |
| 2000s | 357 |
| 2010s | 534 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 448 |
How popular is Shulem?
In 2025, Shulem was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Shulem is used
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 Shulem
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shulem also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shulem over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shulem
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shulem — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shulem
How popular is the name Shulem?
In 2025, Shulem was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Shulem a girl's or a boy's name?
Shulem is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Shulem most popular?
Shulem peaked in 2023, when 92 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Shulem a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shulem currently ranks #1,945 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.