Masculine dossier · first seen 1959
Shulem
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2023
Peak births
92
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Shulem
How many people are named Shulem?
An estimated 1,559 living Americans are named Shulem.
How rare is Shulem?
Shulem is uncommon among babies today, with 79 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 14.1% from its 2023 peak.
How old is the typical Shulem?
The median age of a living American named Shulem is approximately 13 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 21 years old.
Is Shulem still popular?
Yes — Shulem is currently rising in popularity, with 79 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Shulem most common?
Shulem has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 17.7× more often than the national baseline.
1959Peak 20232025
Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
14.1%
2025
79
All-time
1,584
Where it lives now
Shulem is most concentrated in New York — about 17.7× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Shulem is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.