Masculine dossier · first seen 1976
Shaheem
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1997
Peak era
1997
Peak births
47
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Shaheem
How many people are named Shaheem?
An estimated 750 living Americans are named Shaheem.
How rare is Shaheem?
Shaheem is very rare among babies today, with 6 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 87.2% from its 1997 peak.
How old is the typical Shaheem?
The median age of a living American named Shaheem is approximately 25 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 32 years old.
Is Shaheem still popular?
Not especially. Shaheem has been declining since its 1997 peak and registered 6 births in 2025.
Where is Shaheem most common?
Shaheem has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.1× more often than the national baseline.
1976Peak 19972025
Peak year
1997
Decline from peak
87.2%
2025
6
All-time
767
Where it lives now
Shaheem is most concentrated in New York — about 4.1× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Shaheem is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.