Shamar vs Shane

Side-by-side comparison of Shamar and Shane - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Shamar

Boy name · Rank #3308

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Name B

Shane

Boy name · Rank #601

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Metric Shamar Shane
Current Rank #3308 #601
Total Births (all years) 6,137 192,583
Peak Year 2000 1973
Peak Year Births 383 5,710
Peak Decade 2000s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Shamar Shane
1930s - 36
1940s - 159
1950s - 2,589
1960s - 13,923
1970s 191 50,279
1980s 625 43,169
1990s 1,304 40,598
2000s 2,538 26,129
2010s 1,191 12,510
2020s 288 3,191

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shamar Shane
2014 101 1,298
2015 120 1,217
2016 91 1,068
2017 94 916
2018 101 875
2019 85 739
2020 69 569
2021 61 598
2022 64 582
2023 42 528
2024 36 475
2025 16 439

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1972–2025.

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