Girls' name · since 1970
Shamaine
197 babies named Shamaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
197 girls have been named Shamaine since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamaine has been recorded 197 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 1998.
- #19,991 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 197 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamaine ranks #19,991 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 197 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shamaine's 197 recorded births place it above 72.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shamaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shamaine splits its recorded history at 1984: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shamaine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1998
- Peak year (1982)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Shamaine popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1982 (Shamaine as boys' name)
Shamaine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (79 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Shamaine's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Shamaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
60 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 79 births (40% of all-time use).
Shamaine by state
Where Shamaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 3.0% |
6 of 197 births nationwide.
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- Shamaine's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 1990s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shamaines (6 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 Shamaine: 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 (~28 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, 1970–1998 (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 Shamaine 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.