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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shamara

Shamara was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1882nd; the most babies were born in 1989 (66). More babies were named Shamara in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198966 babies
Total since 1880
1,660babies recorded

Shamara popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#17,1475
2010#7,17018
2000#4,16830
1990#2,04866
1980#2,79033
1970——
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1880——

How popular is Shamara, counting every spelling?

Shamara is the most common spelling of a name family that had 0 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 0 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Shamara?

About 1,600 people born in the US named Shamara are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 25 and 41. That makes Shamara mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Shamara by state

How common Shamara was among girls born in each state in 1987–1991, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.7×), Florida (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.05Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesLA0.05Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesGA0.02Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesFL0.06
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shamara, girls, 1987–1991. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Shamara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shamara, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shamara

How popular is the name Shamara?

Shamara was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1882nd; the most babies were born in 1989 (66). More babies were named Shamara in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Shamara a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shamara in the US.

Where was Shamara most popular?

In 1987–1991, Shamara was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New Jersey.