Total births
33
Girls' name · since 1990
Shamarah
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.
- 33
- total births
- 1990–2022
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Shamarah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 33 have been recorded since 1990.
Shamarah has 33 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2022.
- 33 total births
- 1990–2022 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Shamarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shamarah's full recorded timeline at 2000, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shamarah at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1990
Shamarah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2022
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Shamarah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Shamarah's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Shamarah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shamarah? ▼
Shamarah has been given to 33 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 7 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
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.
What to do with Shamarah's data
- Shamarah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Shamarah
Nearby Names Like Shamarah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Shamarah
Sharon Girl
#1224 723,024 births
Shannon Girl
#1874 295,782 births
Shawna Girl
#6004 45,531 births
Shari Girl
#13636 40,927 births
Shawn Girl
#7307 33,055 births
Compare Shamarah side by side: Shamarah vs Sharon Shamarah vs Shannon Shamarah vs Shawna
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1990–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Shamarah: Baby Name Since 1990 - 33 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shamarah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Shamarah 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 July 2026.