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Sham

/ˈʃæm/ · 87% girls · 25 born in 2025

Sham has been given to about 276 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈʃæm/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 273
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sham per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 33
  • Born in 202525
  • All time276
  • England & Wales, 202518

How popular is Sham?

Its best year was 2018, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 4338th. The typical living American called Sham is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Sham

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shay0.71
  2. Shae0.64
  3. Pam0.62
  4. Shai0.64
  5. Shyann0.58
  6. Shari0.53
  7. Shana0.53
  8. Star0.53

Middle names for Sham

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sham Iris0.77
  2. Sham Opal0.77
  3. Sham Ivy0.77
  4. Sham Noelle0.77
  5. Sham Belle0.77
  6. Sham Alice0.75

Sibling names for Sham

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lochlanbrother · 0.82
  2. Meilanisister · 0.81
  3. Khaleesisister · 0.81
  4. Emilianasister · 0.81
  5. Matheobrother · 0.81
  6. Kaisenbrother · 0.80

Where Sham is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sham Evans0.73
  2. Sham Edwards0.73
  3. Sham Anderson0.70
  4. Sham Allen0.70
  5. Sham Adams0.70
  6. Sham Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sham

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sham across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.