Shahram

#8,796 in 2025Boys' name

King Ram

Shahram has been given to 90 babies in the U.S. since 1972. In 2025 it ranked #8,796 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2025, with 9 recorded.

Babies named Shahram, 2025

1 in 368,000

Shahram over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Shahram: meaning, origin, and history

King Ram

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Shahram means

Shahram means “king Ram”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 90 boys were recorded with the name Shahram between 1972 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 9 in 2025; its best national rank was #3,995 in 1973.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Shahram?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 368,000; 9 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 190,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #8,796; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 255,323 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Shahram sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 255,323 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Shahram. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Shahrams were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Shahram was born before 1983 — so the typical Shahram is around 42 today.

Median birth year: 1983; About 42 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 32.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 28.9%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 90; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 32.2% of all recorded uses (29).

Is Shahram rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +3,332; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 100.0%; Peak was 2025 (9)
Years since peak: Peaking now; At its all-time high
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 24.9% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,995; 1973

Spellings of Shahram

Shahram is not the most common spelling — Shaheem is, with 89.5% against Shahram's 10.5%.

Shaheem89.5%767
Shahram10.5%90

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Shahram around the world

Where Shahram ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2010–2025
#2,952
in 2025
Canada
2018–2018
#2,536
in 2018
South Australia
2010–2010
#754
in 2010

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Shahram by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #8,796
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #3,995; 1973
Peak year: 2025; 9 that year
First recorded: 1972
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 90
Count in 2025: 9

Names similar to Shahram

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Shaarav Shailen Shammah Sharvin Shaddai Shahbaz Shazain Shahmir Sharbel Shahzad Shazil Shabsi Shahem Sharva Shashwat Shalev Shahir Sharan Shahmeer Sharvil Shakai Shaunte Shaylon Shanmukh

Sibling names for Shahram

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Leonor Karleigh Rhianna Adelle Keren Kendyl

For a brother

Aaden Kale Evans Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah

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