How Many People Are Named Shykeem Smith?

There are approximately 1 people named Shykeem Smith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Shykeem with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Smith. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Shykeem

Last Name

Smith

Est. Bearers 2,717,332

Census Rank #1

Per 100K 792.79

Rarity Very Common

Shykeem: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Shykeem. The peak year was 1999 with 13 births. The average person named Shykeem today is 27 years old.

Ancestry of the Smith Surname

The surname Smith was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Smith in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

67.99%

Black

22.62%

Hispanic

3.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.68%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.83%

Two or More Races

4.37%

How we calculated this

The first name "Shykeem" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Smith" appears at a rate of 792.79 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Shykeem are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Shykeem

Shykeem Garcia Shykeem Williams Shykeem Johnson Shykeem Jones Shykeem Brown

Other people with the surname Smith

Michael Smith James Smith John Smith David Smith Robert Smith William Smith Christopher Smith Joseph Smith

Shykeem Smith: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Shykeem Smith?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Shykeem Smith are alive in the United States today. The first name Shykeem is shared by 84 Americans, and the surname Smith is shared by 2,717,332.

How rare is the name Shykeem Smith?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Shykeem is very rare and the surname Smith is very common.

Is Shykeem a male or female name?

Shykeem is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1999 and the average bearer today is 27 years old.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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