Recorded 1980–2018 Girls' name Peak 2000 538 births

Shamaria — girls' name

538 babies named Shamaria in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s321990s1452000s2992010s62
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Shamaria was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

41 babies were named Shamaria in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shamaria

The Social Security Administration has registered 538 babies named Shamaria between 1980 and 2018, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shamaria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shamaria performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 299 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shamaria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Shamaria in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shamaria 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 538 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.

Shamaria at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

538

Since 1980

39 years of records

Peak year

2000

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1980

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2018

Shamaria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1980

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2000)
41
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
01020304050 201820112007200319991995199019851980 5

Shamaria by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
299 births that decade — 56% of Shamaria's all-time total
1980s321990s1452000s2992010s62

Shamaria by state

Where Shamaria concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Shamaria
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%
Florida share of Shamaria's total US births 4.8%
Even split

26 of 538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shamaria?
538 babies have been named Shamaria since 1980. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2000 with 41 births.
When was Shamaria most popular?
Shamaria was most popular in the 2000s decade with 299 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Shamaria most popular?
The top states for the name Shamaria are Florida (26 births), Georgia (17 births), South Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Shamaria been used?
Shamaria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 39 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Shamaria?
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.

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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, 1980–2018 (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.