Shamar
Shamar was the 5811th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 552nd with 383 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,378 places. More babies were named Shamar in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,811 boys, down 3,748 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000383 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,386babies recorded
Shamar popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 249 since 1969.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,811 | 16 |
| 2020 | #2,063 | 69 |
| 2010 | #1,030 | 189 |
| 2000 | #552 | 383 |
| 1990 | #1,196 | 84 |
| 1980 | #1,152 | 63 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shamar, counting every spelling?
Shamar has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shamar?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shamar (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shamar born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shamar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shamar?
About 6,000 people born in the US named Shamar are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 17 and 29. That makes Shamar mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shamar by state
How common Shamar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.8×), Florida (1.7×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shamar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shamar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shamar
How popular is the name Shamar?
Shamar was the 5811th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 552nd with 383 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,378 places. More babies were named Shamar in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shamar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shamar in the US.
Where is Shamar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shamar was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Tennessee.