Girls' name · since 1968
Shama
Shama has 451 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,598 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 451
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shama is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 451 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Shama recorded 451 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2024.
- #12,598 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 451 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shama ranks #12,598 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 451 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,598 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 451
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shama's 451 recorded births place it above 82.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shama's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shama popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2024
- Peak year (1979)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Shama by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (125 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Shama's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Shama births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
125 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 125 births (28% of all-time use).
Shama by state
Where Shama concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 2.2% |
10 of 451 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shama's data
- Shama's decade-level peak was the 1980s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shamas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shama: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~56 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, 1968–2024 (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 Shama 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.