How Many People Are Named Shulem?
An estimated 1,482 people in the United States have the first name Shulem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Shulem peaked in popularity in 2023 with 92 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shulem 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 Shulem paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Shulem is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,482
About 1 in 231,278 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2023
92 births
Total Registered
1,503
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shulem
Shulem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,503 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shulem as a male name
Ranked #2,022 in 2024
76 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (92 births)
Shulem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shulem span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 534 babies were registered. While Shulem is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shulem by Decade
How has Shulem 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.
Shulem by State
Shulem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shulem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shulem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shulem?
We estimate approximately 1,482 people named Shulem 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 231,278 Americans share this first name.
Is Shulem a common name?
Shulem is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,503 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shulem most popular?
Shulem reached peak popularity in 2023, when 92 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shulem is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shulem a male name?
Shulem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shulem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shulem Smith, Shulem Johnson, Shulem 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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