Names Like Shem — Find Similar Baby Names
Shem is a 4-letter Hebrew boys' name meaning “Name: Renown. In The Bible Shem Was Firstnamed Of Noah's Three Sons.”. This page collects 122 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Shea and Shen, Hebrew cousins like Aalijah and Aaron, rhyming names ending in -hem like Grahem and Menachem, and names sharing the “renown” concept like Adima and Brant.
For the full Shem profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Shem page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Shem
24 baby names that differ from Shem by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea | 1 | Majestic | Irish | Male |
| Shen | 1 | Spiritual; Deep-Thinking | Chinese | Male |
| Shet | 1 | Compensation | Hebrew | Male |
| Shey | 1 | Variant Of Shea Courteous. | Irish | Male |
| Salem | 2 | Peace. Biblical Name Of Ancient City Later Identified With Jerusalem. | Hebrew | Male |
| Seb | 2 | Myth Name (God Of The Earth) | Egyptian | Male |
| Sen | 2 | Wood Fairy | Japanese | Male |
| Set | 2 | Compensation | Hebrew | Male |
| Shad | 2 | Short Form Of The Biblical Shadrach: One Of Three Young Hebrew Men... | English | Male |
| Shae | 2 | Variant Of Shea Courteous. | Irish | Male |
| Shai | 2 | Variant Of Shea Courteous. | Irish | Male |
| Shan | 2 | Coral | Chinese | Female |
| Shaw | 2 | Terse | Scottish | Male |
| Shay | 2 | Variant Of Shea Courteous. Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Shemus | 2 | Supplanter | Irish | Male |
| Shima | 2 | Navajo Name Meaning " Mother." | Native American | Female |
| Shri | 2 | Wealthy | Indian | Female |
| Shu | 2 | Myth Name (Air) | Egyptian | Male |
| Shyam | 2 | Dusky SKANDA | Indian | Male |
| Siham | 2 | Arrows | Arabic | Female |
| Sim | 2 | Heard | Gaelic | Male |
| Saa | 3 | Myth Name (A Nature God) | Egyptian | Male |
| Saad | 3 | Good Luck | Arabic | Male |
| Saba | 3 | From Sheba | Greek | Female |
More Hebrew Names
24 baby names that share Shem’s Hebrew origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aalijah | The Lord Is God. Variant Of Elijah. | Female |
| Aaron | High Mountain | Male |
| Abagail | Gives Joy. | Female |
| Abaigael | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abaigeal | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abarron | Father Of A Multitude | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife... | Female |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Male |
| Abby | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abegayle | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abel | Breath | Male |
| Abell | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Variant Able I... | Male |
| Abhy | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiah | My Father Is The Lord | Male |
| Abichail | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiel | My Father Is God | Male |
| Abigail | "Father Rejoices."Some Variants Include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, And... | Female |
| Abigall | "Fathers Joy. Alternate Spellings: Abegale, Abgail, Abigale." | Female |
| Abijah | "God Is My Father." Variants Include Abisha, And Abishah. | Female |
| Abimelech | My Father Is King | Male |
| Abiram | Father Of Heights | Male |
| Abisha | Gift Of God.Variants Include Abijah, And Abishai | Male |
| Abital | "My Father Is Dew." Variant, Avital, Exists. | Female |
4-Letter S-Names Like Shem
24 names that share Shem's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Shem's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Shem
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Shem.
Names That Rhyme with Shem
2 baby names that share Shem's last 3 letters — -hem. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Shem
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Shem — She-. Good for parents who like Shem's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shea | Majestic | Irish | Male |
| Shen | Spiritual; Deep-Thinking | Chinese | Male |
| Shet | Compensation | Hebrew | Male |
| Shey | Variant Of Shea Courteous. | Irish | Male |
| Sheary | Irish Form Of Geoffrey Peace From God | Irish | Male |
| Sheedy | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Sheena | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Sheila | Irish Form Of Cecilia Blind | Irish | Female |
| Shelbi | From The Sheltered Farm. | Anglo | Female |
| Shelby | Sheltered Town | English | Female |
| Shelly | From The Ledge Meadow | Anglo | Female |
| Shelny | From The Ledge Farm | Anglo | Male |
| Shemus | Supplanter | Irish | Male |
| Sheply | From The Sheep Meadow | Anglo | Male |
| Sherif | Variant Of Sharif Illustrious. | Arabic | Male |
| Sheron | Irish Form Of Geoffrey | Irish | Male |
| Sherri | From The White Meadow | English | Female |
| Sherry | From The White Meadow | English | Female |