Shamir
Shamir was the 4835th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1559th; the most babies were born in 2010 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,034 places. More babies were named Shamir in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,835 boys, down 1,867 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201049 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,726babies recorded
Shamir popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #4,835 | — | 21 |
| 2020 | — | #2,968 | — | 40 |
| 2010 | #19,397 | #2,546 | 5 | 49 |
| 2000 | #14,709 | #2,322 | 6 | 42 |
| 1990 | #7,775 | #2,544 | 11 | 27 |
| 1980 | — | #7,124 | — | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Shamir, counting every spelling?
Shamir has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shamir?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shamir (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shamir 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shamir.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shamir?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Shamir are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 11 and 32. That makes Shamir 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.
Shamir by state
How common Shamir was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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
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Questions about the name Shamir
How popular is the name Shamir?
Shamir was the 4835th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1559th; the most babies were born in 2010 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,034 places. More babies were named Shamir in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shamir a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shamir in the US.
Where is Shamir most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shamir was most common in New York (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Florida.