Girls' name · since 1980
Shamaria
Shamaria has 538 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,325 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 538
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
538 girls have been named Shamaria since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shamaria has 538 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2018.
- #11,325 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 538 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamaria ranks #11,325 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 538 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,325 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 538
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamaria's 538 recorded births place it above 84.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Shamaria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shamaria's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shamaria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2018
- Peak year (2000)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Shamaria by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (299 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Shamaria's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Shamaria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
145 births
- 2000s
2000s
299 births
- 2010s 62
2010s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 299 births (56% of all-time use).
How Shamaria compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shamaria's total volume
Shamaria by state
Where Shamaria concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 26 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 17 | 3.2% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
26 of 538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shamaria's data
- Shamaria's decade-level peak was the 2000s (299 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shamarias (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Shamaria: 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 (~38 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, 1980–2018 (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 Shamaria 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.