Is Shulem a boy or girl name?

Shulem is a boy’s name. Of the 1,584 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Shulem

Recorded 1959–2025 · United States

Shulem was most popular in 2023, when 92 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,778 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,142, with 79 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,584 people named Shulem.

Shulem over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shulem’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shulem a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shulem is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,584 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shulem

Where Shulem is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 12.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org