Shamus
Shamus was the 8803rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1165th; the most babies were born in 2007 (72). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,773 places. More babies were named Shamus in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,803 boys, up 3,008 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200772 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,778babies recorded
Shamus popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,803 | 9 |
| 2020 | #11,811 | 6 |
| 2010 | #3,064 | 38 |
| 2000 | #2,248 | 44 |
| 1990 | #3,148 | 20 |
| 1980 | #1,428 | 45 |
| 1970 | #3,040 | 11 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shamus, counting every spelling?
Shamus is a spelling of Seamus, a name family that ranked #1,169 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,803 for Shamus on its own. Together these spellings went to 163 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seamus | 154 | #1,280 | 717 |
| Shamus | 9 | #8,803 | 36 |
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 many kids will share the name Shamus?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shamus (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shamus 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 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shamus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shamus?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Shamus are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 19 and 44. That makes Shamus 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shamus: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shamus, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shamus
How popular is the name Shamus?
Shamus was the 8803rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1165th; the most babies were born in 2007 (72). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,773 places. More babies were named Shamus in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shamus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shamus in the US.