girl's name
Shym
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Births on record 25
Shym is a girl's name. In 2012 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 2011, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use in France.
- First appears in birth records in 2008.
Shym over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s (to 2012) | 20 |
How popular is Shym?
In 2012, Shym 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 Shym is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Shy'M | Shy'M is Shym written with an apostrophe, recorded mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Shym
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shym also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shym over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shym
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shym — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shym
Is Shym a girl's or a boy's name?
Shym is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shym most popular?
Shym peaked in 2011, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.