How Many People Are Named Sham?
An estimated 248 people in the United States have the first name Sham. It is used for both genders, with 85.7% female. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Sham peaked in popularity in 2018 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sham as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sham paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
248
About 1 in 1,382,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
85.7% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2018
33 births
Total Registered
251
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sham
Sham is predominantly female (85.7%), though 36 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sham as a male name
Ranked #13,727 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 1974 (8 births)
Sham as a female name
Ranked #7,512 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (33 births)
Sham: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sham span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 147 babies were registered. While Sham is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sham by Decade
How has Sham tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sham + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sham as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sham
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sham: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sham?
We estimate approximately 248 people named Sham are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,382,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Sham a common name?
Sham is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 251 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sham most popular?
Sham reached peak popularity in 2018, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sham is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sham a female name?
Sham is predominantly female. 85.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sham Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sham Smith, Sham Johnson, Sham Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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