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Origin & history of Shem1
Biblical roots
Shem comes from the Biblical tradition, meaning Name.
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How popular is Shem?
1976
peak year
The name Shem reached its peak in 1976, with 23 registrations (ranked #2104). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1954, roughly 22 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #6317) today, averaging about 14 new babies per year. Shem's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 745 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
23
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,104)
(ranked #2,104)
14
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
140
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
745
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shem9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
S1
H8
E5
M4
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Shem🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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