Unisex name · since 1974
Shamel
1,020 babies named Shamel in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,075 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,020
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,020 boys have been named Shamel since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shamel has 1,020 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2023.
- #5,075 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,020 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamel ranks #5,075 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,020 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,075 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,020
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shamel's 1,020 recorded births place it above 88.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shamel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shamel's full recorded timeline at 1997, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shamel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2023
- Peak year (1993)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Shamel popularity over time - girls
155 total births recorded since 1975 (Shamel as girls' name)
Shamel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (317 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Shamel's strongest decade.
317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Shamel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 89
1970s
89 births
- 1980s
1980s
297 births
- 1990s
1990s
317 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s 108
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 317 births (31% of all-time use).
How Shamel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shamel's total volume
Shamel by state
Where Shamel concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 706 | 69.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
706 of 1,020 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shamel's data
- Shamel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (317 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shamels (706 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shamel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1974–2023 (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 Shamel 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.