Boys' name · since 1978
Shamarr
Shamarr has 299 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 299
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamarr is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 299 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamarr has been recorded 299 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1978 to 2020.
- #10,610 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 299 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamarr ranks #10,610 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 299 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 299
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamarr's 299 recorded births place it above 76.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shamarr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shamarr's full recorded timeline at 2001, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shamarr popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2020
- Peak year (1999)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Shamarr popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1988 (Shamarr as girls' name)
Shamarr by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (137 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Shamarr's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shamarr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 137 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Shamarr's decade-level peak was the 2000s (137 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shamarr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1978–2020 (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 Shamarr 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.