Recorded 1990–2022 Girls' name Peak 1990 33 births

Shamarah — girls' name

33 babies named Shamarah in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

33 girls have been named Shamarah since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2022.

33
total births
1990–2022
years on record
1990s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Shamarah was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shamarah in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shamarah

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Shamarah between 1990 and 2022, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shamarah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shamarah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shamarah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shamarah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shamarah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

33

Since 1990

33 years of records

Peak year

1990

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1990

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2022

Shamarah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1990

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Shamarah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 55% of Shamarah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shamarah?
33 babies have been named Shamarah since 1990. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1990 with 7 births.
When was Shamarah most popular?
Shamarah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Shamarah been used?
Shamarah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 33 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Shamarah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.