NameTides

Sham

Sham was the #5,099 girls' name in the US in 2025 (25 babies), and #1,639 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Sham as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Sham as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Sham as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#5,099 (25)#1,639 (18)—#1,577 (15)
2024#7,251 (15)#3,016 (8)—#1,710 (13)
2023#7,640 (14)#2,201 (12)—#1,155 (21)
2022#9,056 (11)#3,149 (7)—#2,133 (9)
2021#10,292 (9)#4,634 (4)—#1,381 (17)
2020#7,969 (13)#2,843 (8)#765 (3)#1,758 (12)
2019#7,342 (15)#1,782 (16)—#1,408 (17)
2018#4,237 (33)#2,340 (11)#809 (3)#928 (29)
2017#5,821 (21)#1,817 (16)#808 (3)#1,023 (25)
2016#7,230 (16)#2,757 (9)—#1,335 (18)
2015#6,452 (19)#1,783 (16)—#1,363 (17)
2014#8,053 (14)#4,003 (5)—#1,530 (15)
2013#8,135 (14)#4,739 (4)—#2,376 (8)
2012#10,429 (10)#5,876 (3)——
2011———#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2018 at #4,237.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2001.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Sham is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 54,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 41,000 to 1 in 72,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sham by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Sham (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShamCanadaGirls#1,57715
ShamEngland & WalesGirls#1,63918
ShamEngland & WalesBoys—too few
ShamNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ShamNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ShamScotlandGirls—too few
ShamUSGirls#5,09925
ShamUSBoys—too few