Shemar
Shemar was the 8148th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 594th with 335 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,553 places. More babies were named Shemar in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,148 boys, down 4,509 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001335 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,382babies recorded
Shemar popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2001.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,148 | 10 |
| 2020 | #3,639 | 30 |
| 2010 | #2,233 | 59 |
| 2000 | #672 | 266 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shemar, counting every spelling?
Shemar has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shemar?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shemar (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shemar 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 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shemar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shemar?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Shemar are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 19 and 27. That makes Shemar 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 Shemar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shemar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shemar
How popular is the name Shemar?
Shemar was the 8148th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 594th with 335 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,553 places. More babies were named Shemar in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shemar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shemar in the US.