US rank #11357 Boys' name Peak 2010 133 births

Shameer — #11357 US boys' name

133 babies named Shameer in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s302010s532020s22
#11357
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Shameer was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shameer in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shameer

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Shameer between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shameer currently holds the #11357 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shameer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shameer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shameer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shameer 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 133 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.

Shameer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

133

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2010

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,357

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shameer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
10
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 20242020201620132007200319971990 5

Shameer by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
53 births that decade — 40% of Shameer's all-time total
1990s282000s302010s532020s22

Shameer by state

Where Shameer concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shameer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.8%
New York share of Shameer's total US births 3.8%

5 of 133 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shameer?
133 babies have been named Shameer since 1990. It currently ranks #11357 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 10 births.
When was Shameer most popular?
Shameer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Shameer most popular?
The top states for the name Shameer are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Shameer been used?
Shameer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shameer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.