Girls' name · since 1977
Shameen
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Shameen, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shameen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 13 recorded since 1977.
Shameen has 13 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1978.
- #51,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shameen ranks #51,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #51,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shameen's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shameen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shameen splits its recorded history at 1978: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shameen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1978
- Peak year (1977)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Shameen by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Shameen's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shameen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
Shameen by state
Where Shameen concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 46.2% |
6 of 13 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Shameens (6 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 Shameen: 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 (~1 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, 1977–1978 (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 Shameen 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.