Boys' name · since 1972
Shamar
6,137 babies named Shamar in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,562 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,681 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,137
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shamar is the #5681 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 6,137 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamar has been recorded 6,137 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #5681 nationally and more common than 59% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #1,562 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,681 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,137 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamar ranks #1,562 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,681 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,137 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,562 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,681 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,137
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamar's 6,137 recorded births place it above 96.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Shamar compares
6,137 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shamar's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shamar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,137 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 383 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shamar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shamar's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 383, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shamar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 383
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Shamar popularity over time - girls
249 total births recorded since 1969 (Shamar as girls' name)
Shamar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,538 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Shamar's strongest decade.
2,538 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Shamar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 191
1970s
191 births
- 1980s 625
1980s
625 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,304 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,538 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,191 births
- 2020s 288
2020s
288 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,538 births (41% of all-time use).
How Shamar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shamar's total volume
Shamar by state
Where Shamar concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 835 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 478 | 7.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 312 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 268 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 258 | 4.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 252 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 226 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 225 | 3.7% |
835 of 6,137 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Shamar appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shamar's data
- Shamar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,538 total births); usage has since declined to 288 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shamars (835 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shamar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Shamar 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.