Shem

Where Shem comes from

From Ancient Greek Σήμ (Sḗm), from Hebrew שם (Šēm).
— Wiktionary's entry for Shem
  • Hebrew
Along the way
  1. 1954
    First appearance
    #3,827 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1976
    Peak, #2,054
    23 babies named Shem — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1980
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #3,838.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.