Sham*
#15,395 most common girls' name of all time · #25,452 across all names · 13% male / 87% female · used 1972–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#15,395
Rank overall
#25,452 of 105,966
First appeared
1972
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
276
Since 2016
172
Peak year
2018 #4,290
Best rank
#4,290 2018
Girls
Boys
peak 33/yr
Sham first appears in 1972. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | — | 25 | #5,147 |
| 2024 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,378 |
| 2023 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,766 |
| 2022 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,236 |
| 2021 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,508 |
| 2020 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,107 |
| 2019 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,457 |
| 2018 | 33 | — | 33 | #4,290 |
| 2017 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,896 |
| 2016 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,357 |
| 2015 | 19 | 5 | 24 | #6,540 |
| 2014 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,184 |
| 2013 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,273 |
| 2012 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,651 |
| 2007 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,234 |
| 2006 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,002 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1984 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 1974 | — | 8 | 8 | — |
| 1972 | — | 6 | 6 | — |