Girls' name · since 1987
Chamira
27 babies named Chamira in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #42,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chamira sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 27 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chamira has been recorded 27 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2006.
- #42,127 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chamira ranks #42,127 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #42,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chamira's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chamira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chamira's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chamira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2006
- Peak year (1989)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2006.
27 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1989 with 6 births in a single year.
Chamira by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Chamira's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Chamira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (41% of all-time use).
Chamira decade highlights
- Peak decade 11 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Chamira's data
- Chamira's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chamira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chamira draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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