Girls' name · since 1973
Shamea
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Shamea, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shamea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 31 recorded since 1973.
Shamea has 31 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1987.
- #40,681 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamea ranks #40,681 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #40,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shamea's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shamea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shamea's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shamea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1987
- Peak year (1983)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Shamea by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (25 births, 81% of the file).
1980s was Shamea's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Shamea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 25 births (81% of all-time use).
Shamea by state
Where Shamea concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 32.3% |
10 of 31 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Shameas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shamea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~14 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, 1973–1987 (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 Shamea 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.